U.S. officials have paid out a total of $866,000 in compensation to the family members of the victims of the massacre in Kandahar province. $46,000 was paid out for each of 16 people killed as well as for an unborn baby who died. Six Afghans wounded in the attack received $11,000 each. Earlier today, the wife of the accused gunman, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, appeared on NBC’s The Today Show. Karilyn Bales says that she finds accusations that her husband killed 17 Afghan villagers “unbelievable.” She said, “I just don’t think he was involved.”
U.S. Pays Out $866,000 to Relatives of Afghan Massacre Victims
HeadlineMar 26, 2012