An American soldier opened fire on civilians in Kandahar Sunday, killing 16 Afghans including 9 children and 3 women. While most reports say a single soldier is accountable for the massacre, some eyewitness accounts maintain it was a group of American soldiers "who were laughing and appeared drunk."

[Portaits of soldiers in the Afghan National Army after a patrol in the volatile Arghandab Valley—you know, where the stoner cops are. Pic via AP.]