US Marines shoot dead four-year-old Afghan boy in Helmand
US troops in Afghanistan have shot and killed a young child in Helmand province, leading to a fresh rebuke from President Karzai just as America is trying to persuade him to allow Western forces to stay in the country after the end of this year. As the stand-off over a long-term security pact continues, The Times has learnt that the boy, aged about 4, was killed in an incident involving US Marines in Nad-e Ali district on Tuesday.