First Army Officer charged in abuses cases

The first ever US military officer faces criminal charges in relation to abuses committed in Afghanistan and/or Iraq. AP reports that Capt. Christopher M. Beiring faces charges of dereliction of duty and making a false statement in relation to his unit's abuse and beating deaths of two Afghan detainees in Bagram in 2002.

Another two of his soldiers were also charged Tuesday, bringing the total number of soldiers from Cincinnati's 377th Military Police Company to eleven. Two were acquitted last week.