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Major Matthew Golsteyn has admitted to shooting and killing a
man in Afghanistan because he suspected he was a bombmaker for
the Taliban militant group, NBC News reported.
Golsteyn admitted twice to the killing, once in an interview for
a job at a spy agency and again during an interview with Fox
News Channel, NBC News said.
"Major Matthew Golsteyn's immediate commander has determined
that sufficient evidence exists to warrant the preferral of
charges against him," Lieutenant Colonel Loren Bymer, a
spokesman for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, said in
a statement.
Golsteyn said in a statement he believed the allegations against
him had been resolved years ago.
His attorney, Phil Stackhouse, said he would be "relentless" in
defending Golsteyn against the charges.
"Major Golsteyn is a humble servant-leader who saved countless
lives, both American and Afghan, and has been recognized
repeatedly for his valorous actions," Stackhouse said.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Additional reporting by Rich McKay;
Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall and Paul
Tait)
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