Remains of six missing Afghan villagers found near US base in Wardak
Afghan authorities say the remains of six Afghan civilians missing for almost seven months have been found near a US base, Press TV reports. - The six villagers were among nine Afghans who disappeared in Wardak Province in November 2012. They were last seen being taken into a US Special Forces base. Afghan officials say the victims had been shot dead before being buried near the now-vacant US military base in Nerkh District. The US military has denied any involvement in the incident. On May 21, the footless corpse of an Afghan man missing since November was found near the former US Special Forces base to which he was last seen being taken, according to Afghan officials. Protests erupted earlier this year following claims that US-backed ‘death squads’ were operating in Afghanistan’s troubled province of Wardak. Since then demonstrators have protested against the continued presence of US soldiers in Wardak.