As the American soldier accused of the murder of 16 Afghan villagers arrives at a US military base in Kansas, Philip Sherwell looks at the man who has plunged US-Afghan relations to a new low.

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales appeared in a military courtroom where he publicly gave his account of the massacre for the first time. When the judge, Col. Jeffery Nance, asked Bales what his reason was ...

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales identified as suspect in killing 16 Afghan civilians. March 17, 2012— -- Shock echoed down the street in Lake Tapp, Wash., where Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, named as the ...

Sergeant Robert Bales and the home that his wife put up for ... What emerged this weekend is a morality story for a nation whose army has been at war for a decade, and at the centre of it is ...

Robert Bales on Wednesday acknowledged rampaging through two villages, killing 16 Afghan civilians and burning many of their bodies. He had little to offer as explanation for the killings.

Army sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians Army says Sgt. Bales shot or stabbed 16 people%2C including women and children By pleading guilty%2C Bales avoids death penalty JOINT BASE ...

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales appeared in a courtroom at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Thursday morning for his arraignment on 16 counts of premeditated murder and other charges. Defense lawyer John Henry ...

Robert Bales is now being held are heavily ... of being asked to return to combat despite them. To put it simply, Bales’ story tells us that we are asking too much of too few to fight a conflict ...

Robert Bales, a U.S. official revealed ... documented in court papers, tells a different story. Bales was arrested for assault on a woman he dated before he was married. He pleaded not guilty ...

In the few days since we posted my story on Robert Bales, the former Army sergeant who massacred sixteen Afghan civilians in 2012, one question many people have asked me is: What in the world was ...

Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent ... his attorney told The Associated Press. Robert Bales was "crazed" and "broken" when ...