U.S. soldier accused of Afghan killings diagnosed with PTSD: lawyer

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – A decorated U.S. soldier accused of killing civilians in two forays from his military base in Afghanistan last year has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, his civilian lawyer said on Thursday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for U.S. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan who is accused of gunning down the villagers – mostly women and children – in their homes in two villages in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. …