Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- As the U.S. military pursues charges against the Army sergeant accused of killing Afghan civilians in what commanders say was a freelance rampage, a new question has arisen: Who was victim No. 17? Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 17 counts of murder "with premeditation" in the March 11 slayings in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar Province. But Afghan authorities have said there were 16 people killed in the Panjwai killings. Sunday, two Afghan provincial council members said the United States has paid the victims' families a total of $860,000 -- $10,000 for each of the six wounded survivors, and $50,000 apiece for the 16 dead.
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Afghans say U.S. officials paid $860,000 to the families of the dead and wounded
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Investigators believe the gunman made two trips off his base during the massacre
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A NATO spokesman says the money is compensation for the victims
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales could face the death penalty if convicted
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