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December 2, 2010

U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Shooting Afghans
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A U.S. Army medic has been sentenced to nine months in prison after
pleading guilty to shooting at unarmed Afghan civilians. Staff Sergeant
Robert Stevens is the first to be court-martialed of 12 U.S. soldiers
accused of belonging to a secret "kill team" in Afghanistan. The
soldiers are accused of attacking Afghan civilians at random and
collecting their fingers as trophies. On Wednesday, Stevens admitted to
opening fire on two Afghan farmers for no reason. He received a lenient
sentence in return for agreeing to testify against other accused
soldiers.



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