Acting U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham on Sunday denounced a shooting
attack which killed 15 civilians in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar
province and extended his condolences to the grieving families.
"We are saddened by this violent act against our Afghan friends. Our
thoughts and prayers are with the families and their entire community. U.S.
Forces are providing the highest level of care for those injured. We are
still attempting to ascertain the facts. The incident is under investigation
and a United States service member has been detained," Cunningham said
in a video uploaded to the embassy website.
ISAF spokesman Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said: "A single U.S.
soldier left a Forward Operating Base, went into the neighbouring village
and opened fire on innocent civilians, then returned to his base and was
taken into custody and he is now in U.S. custody and the
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