Topic: Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

US Army seeks death penalty for Robert Bales, accused of Afghan villager massacre

The slayings drew such angry protests that the US temporarily halted combat operations in Afghanistan, and it was three weeks before American investigators could reach the crime scenes.

Is the Taliban wearing out its welcome in Afghanistan?

Tuesday marked the most violent day in Afghanistan this year, while Afghans are starting to show that they're tired of violence and fed up with the Taliban.

Second Afghan peace broker assassinated

Gunmen killed a senior member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council Sunday morning, in yet another signal that some elements within the insurgency are against talks.

Afghan deal on night raids presages longterm US presence

The deal increases the chances that the US and Afghanistan will strike a strategic partnership that would keep American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014.

JetBlue pilot: Are some jobs too stressful?

JetBlue pilot behavior refocuses attention on workplace stress. JetBlue pilot had given no previous indication of trouble, but aviation has seen bizarre outbursts lately.

Afghan shooting spree: What did Sgt. Robert Bales's commander know?

The top US commander in Afghanistan says the shooting spree in which Robert Bales has been charged, as well as a recent Quran burning and a video of Marines urinating on dead Taliban are all examples of a failure of good oversight from commanders.

First Taliban, now turncoats: Another Afghan soldier opens fire

The killing of two British soldiers at a NATO base in Helmand by an Afghan soldier comes just two weeks after US Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians.

Sgt. Robert Bales: His wife says 'he loves children'

In a Today Show interview Monday, Karilyn Bales says it's 'unbelievable' that her husband would kill 17 Afghan civilians, including nine children. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is charged with premeditated murder.

Afghan shootings: US pays $50,000 per victim

Relatives received the cash in compensation for a March 11 shooting spree in Afghanistan. The US has charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of 17 murders in the case.

US says Sgt. Bales split Afghan killing spree

Investigators believe the soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians split the slaughter into two episodes, returning to his base after the first attack and later slipping away to kill again.

Sgt. Robert Bales charged with premeditated murder of 17 Afghans

Death is among the possible penalties facing Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, if he is convicted of murdering 17 Afghan civilians. A death sentence has not been carried out in the US military since 1961.

The Monitor's View: Army on trial too as Sgt. Robert Bales faces charges for Afghanistan shootings

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was charged Friday for the Afghanistan shootings, but Congress must also probe the Pentagon over the way it screens soldiers sent back to war after an injury.

Sgt. Robert Bales and multiple tours of duty: How many is too many?

Twenty percent of active-duty Army troops are on at least their third tour of duty to a war zone. Sgt. Robert Bales, suspected of slaying 17 Afghan civilians, was one. Here's what's known about the dangers of repeated deployments.

Second prior assault cases surfaces against Robert Bales

The soldier is said to have groped a woman and gotten into a fight with her boyfriend at Tacoma, Washington bowling alley.

Robert Bales charged with murder in Afghanistan massacre

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder after going on a shooting rampage in two villages near his Southern Afghanistan military post in the early hours of March 11, a U.S. official said.

Afghan villagers say shootings were revenge

Accused soldier's lawyer plans trip to Afghanistan

Army staff sergeant Robert Bales' lawyer says he needs to gather his own evidence because the government's evidence isn't enough.