Photos published Wednesday show U.S. troops posing with the maimed bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents, Reuters reported.

In one of the pictures, a U.S. paratrooper posed next to an unofficial patch placed beside a body that read "Zombie Hunter," while in another photo, soldiers, posing with Afghan police, held the severed legs of an insurgent bomber. A further photo shows two soldiers holding a dead insurgent's hand with the middle finger raised.

The incident dealt another blow to already tense U.S. and NATO ties with Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apologized on Wednesday for the latest incident "on behalf of the Department of Defense and the U.S. government", saying "that behavior is unacceptable."

(China.org.cn April 20, 2012)

据路透社报道，在周三发布的一组照片中，美国士兵和疑似阿富汗反叛分子的残尸摆姿势合影。

在其中一张照片中，一名美国伞兵挨着一具尸体旁的徽章摆着姿势，徽章上写着“僵尸猎手”，而在另一张照片中，几名士兵和阿富汗警察站在一起，手里拿着一名反叛炸弹袭击者的残腿。另外一张照片中的两名士兵拿着一名反叛分子的手，并使手的中指竖起。

该事件让美国、北约与阿富汗本已紧张的关系雪上加霜。周三，美国国防部长利昂·帕内塔就这起新发事件“代表国防部、美国政府”道歉，并说：“这类行为不可接受。”