U.S. President Barack Obama phoned his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to express condolences over the massacre of 16 villagers in Kandahar, BBC reported.

Nine children were killed along with adults in their homes when a U.S. soldier based locally allegedly went on a gun rampage during the night.

Obama vowed to hold accountable anyone responsible for the incident. President Karzai has condemned the attack and demanded an explanation.

The unnamed suspect, who had apparently recently suffered a mental breakdown, returned to his base in Kandahar's Panjwai district after the attack and handed himself into custody.

(China.org.cn, CNTV March 13, 2012)

英國廣播公司報道，美國總統巴拉克·奧巴馬致電阿富汗總統哈米德·卡爾扎伊，就坎大哈省16名村民被槍殺表示悲痛和慰問。

據稱，當地駐阿美軍一名士兵夜闖民宅、開槍掃射，打死16人，其中包括9名兒童。

奧巴馬承諾一定追究肇事者責任。卡爾扎伊強烈譴責該慘案，并要求美方給予解釋。

涉案嫌犯姓名不詳，之前顯然受過精神刺激，作案后返回坎大哈省潘杰瓦伊地區美軍基地，并主動要求監禁。