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Investigation of SEAL Conduct in Afghanistan Is Reopened

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has reopened its investigation into allegations that Navy SEALs and Afghan police militiamen beat several detainees, including one who died, at an isolated outpost in Afghanistan in 2012, agency officials said Thursday.  The agency’s action came after revelations in an article in The New York Times last month about new […]

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has reopened its investigation into allegations that Navy SEALs and Afghan police militiamen beat several detainees, including one who died, at an isolated outpost in Afghanistan in 2012, agency officials said Thursday.

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 The agency’s action came after revelations in an article in The New York Times last month about new Afghan witnesses and questions from congressional leaders about how the Navy handled the case.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/world/middleeast/investigation-of-seal-conduct-in-afghanistan-is-reopened.html

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has reopened its investigation into allegations that Navy SEALs and Afghan police militiamen beat several detainees, including one who died, at an isolated outpost in Afghanistan in 2012, agency officials said Thursday.

 The agency’s action came after revelations in an article in The New York Times last month about new Afghan witnesses and questions from congressional leaders about how the Navy handled the case.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/world/middleeast/investigation-of-seal-conduct-in-afghanistan-is-reopened.html

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