(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT Monitoring Desk
KABUL: Convicted of killing an Afghan citizen, a US soldier
has been freed from a military correctional facility on Fort Leavenworth in
northeastern Kansas
As he was released after eight years in prison, US Army
National Guard Sgt. Derrick Miller's mother Renee Myers cried: 'Ah, my baby.'
According to the Kansas City Star, Miller replied: 'Hey,
mom.' The soldier hugged his mother and rubbed her back.
President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling over pardons
for several military personnel accused or convicted of war crimes.
Miller was imprisoned in July 2011 when he was convicted at
age 27 of shooting to death Atta Mohammed in eastern Afghanistan.
Initially sentenced to life in prison, his term was cut to
20 years after a hearing in April 2018. Dallas-based attorney Colby Vokey hoped
to get Miller pardoned.
In Maryland, the soldier is set to reunite with his two
daughters. He hopes the military examines its rules of engagement.
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