US soldier who killed 16 civilians had 'head injury'
The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, most of them children, and burning their bodies was trained as a sniper and recently suffered a head injury in Iraq, US officials have said. The name of the suspect, a married, 38-year-old father of two, has not been released.
Killings 'must not derail strategy'
The international military strategy in Afghanistan must not be derailed by the massacre of civilians by a US solider, leaders said.
Obama's war at home and abroad
With popular support for the war in Afghanistan fading, President Obama will be hoping for a quiet close to combat operations in 2014.
Obama's condolences for Afghan civilian deaths
At least 16 civilians, including nine children, have been killed in an apparent shooting spree by an American soldier in Afghanistan.