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The military hearing for a US Army sergeant accused of murdering 16 Afghan civilians in March began on Monday and is expected to last the remainder of the week. Sgt. Robert Bales was originally charged with 17 counts of murder, including women and children, in a Kandahar village, but one charge was dropped [JURIST reports] in June. Bales also stands accused of six counts of attempted murder, seven counts of assault, and illicit use of alcohol and steroids. Some...