A soldier from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division with the body of an Afghan insurgent killed while trying to plant a roadside bomb. The photo is one of 18 provided to The Times of U.S. soldiers posing with corpses.
U.S. Troops Posed With Body Parts Of Afghan Bombers -- L.A. Times
An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline. The Army has started a criminal investigation.
The paratroopers had their assignment: Check out reports that Afghan police had recovered the mangled remains of an insurgent suicide bomber. Try to get iris scans and fingerprints for identification.
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Report: U.S. Soldiers Posed with Limbs of Dead Afghan Insurgents -- Atlantic Wire
NATO commander denounces troops posing with dead Afghan bombers -- L.A. Times
U.S. Military Condemns Photos of Army Personnel -- Wall Street Journal
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