American Soldier in Custody after Early Morning Attack Kills 16 in Afghanistan

A rogue US Army staff sergeant has been accused of killing 16 villagers in Kandahar, Afghanistan early Sunday morning. The soldier reportedly went from house to house shooting victims which include nine children and three women. The soldier, who acted alone, is in custody at a NATO base in Afghanistan. After weeks of violence due to American soldiers burning the Koran, many fear the repercussions this shooting will have with the position of the Taliban and US-Afghan relations. David Sanger is the chief Washington correspondent for our partner The New York Times and contributor to WQXR’s The Washington Report.