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no_hypocrisy

(46,157 posts) Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:38 AM Mar 2012

A life of an Afghani civilian is worth $50,000.

US reportedly paid $50,000 compensation for each victim of US soldier's shooting spree

The US has reportedly paid the Afghan families of those killed in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by US soldier Robert Bales tens of thousands of dollars in compensation.

More from GlobalPost: US soldier Robert Bales charged with 17 murder counts

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Agence France-Presse cited Afghan government officials as saying Sunday that the families of the dead received 2.3 million Afghanis ($46,000) each, while the injured were paid 500,000 Afghanis.

The AP put the figure at $50,000 per victim, with the families being paid the money at a private ceremony at the Kandahar provincial governor's office on Saturday.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/afghanistan/120325/afghanistan-robert-bales-us-military-dollars-compensation

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A life of an Afghani civilian is worth $50,000. (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Mar 2012 #1

We usta pay only two grand per 'accidental' civilian death unhappycamper Mar 2012 #2

xchrom

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Sun Mar 25, 2012, 08:23 AM

Mar 2012

unhappycamper

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2. We usta pay only two grand per 'accidental' civilian death

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Sun Mar 25, 2012, 10:29 AM

Mar 2012

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57404080/u.s-pays-afghans-$50k-per-shooting-death/

The families had previously received smaller compensation payments from Afghan officials — $2,000 for each death and $1,000 for each person wounded.

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