US atrocities still haunt Afghans trying to rebuild

SANGIN, Afghanistan－Bomb craters and rubble from blasted houses in the Sangin district of southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province are a testament to years of brutal military strikes by US-led coalition forces and the atrocities committed by occupying troops.

A year after US forces fled Afghanistan, local Abdul Wajid recalled the US airstrikes that destroyed the entire village 11 years ago.

"The Americans bombarded our market. I lost four members of my family－two brothers, my mother and my uncle. The tragedy will haunt me forever," said the 34-year-old man.