Green Berets Face Hearing on Killing of Suspect in Afghan Village

Green Berets Face Hearing on Killing of Suspect in Afghan Village

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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Sept. 17 — From his position about 100 yards away, Master Sgt. Troy Anderson had a clear shot at the Afghan man standing outside a residential compound in a village near the Pakistan border last October. When Capt. Dave Staffel, the Special Forces officer in charge, gave the order to shoot, Sergeant Anderson fired a bullet into the man’s head, killing him.

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I find this disturbing, if we arent going to let the soldiers fight the war like a war then we need to bring them home. This looks like a public witch hunt against soldiers that are charged with doing a job and now being punished for doing that job.

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