US Army Opens Criminal Investigation of Death of Unarmed Taliban Detainee
December 09, 2016 12:43 AM
Carla Babb
FILE - Members of the Taliban gather in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
FILE - Members of the Taliban gather in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
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PENTAGON —
The U.S. Army has opened a criminal investigation of a soldier who confessed on national television to killing an unarmed Taliban detainee, a senior Army official told VOA Thursday.
The investigation of former Major Mathew Golsteyn, first reported by The Washington Post, began earlier this month, according to the senior Army official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
In an October interview, Golsteyn admitted to Fox News Channel that he had killed the alleged bomb maker while in Marja in 2010.
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