Afghan killings: U.S. soldier fires on villagers, killing 16

BALANDI, Afghanistan — Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people — mostly women and children — in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Qurans.

By: Heidi Vogt, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun