Afghan president: American kills 16 in shooting


KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says a U.S. service member has killed 16 people in a shooting including nine children and three women.

Karzai called the attack Sunday "an assassination" and demanded an explanation from the United States.

He says five people were also wounded in the attack on two villages near a U.S. base in the southern province of Kandahar.