
“He blamed the murders on three Americans, whom he named as Dave, Hagen and Chris, and whom he said were fluent in Afghanistan’s two main languages Dari and Pashto. ‘I was simply a low-rank translator and did not have authorisation to roam around inside the base, or (go) to interrogation sections,’ the report quoted Kandahari as saying. He did admit to ‘slapping’ and ‘kicking’ the detainee allegedly shown in the video reportedly obtained by Afghan intelligence agents, according to the report. US investigations have found ‘no credible evidence’ to substantiate any allegations of abuse by either NATO or US forces, a military spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.”
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