Photographs of US military officers posing with the corpses of dead Afghan fighters have emerged once again.
The photographs, published in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, depict US paratroopers of the 82nd Airbourne Division grinning next to the mangled corpses of Afghan fighters.
The US army has launched a criminal investigation into the incident, reports the Los Angeles Times.
In a statement, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan C. Crocker, condemned the actions of those involved. Crocker said,
"Such actions are morally repugnant, dishonor the sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers and civilians who have served with distinction in Afghanistan, and do not represent the core values of the United States or our military."