"We are awaiting the swift and transparent investigation of this case and the punishment of anyone involved," Rassoul said. "That will greatly reinforce the Afghan people's confidence in the existent strong friendship and partnership with the United States."  Bales was flown out of Afghanistan last week and is being held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Afghans are insisting that the suspect be returned to Afghanistan to face trial, even as villagers and lawmakers question the U.S. military's account of what happened. But a military official said in Afghanistan on Sunday that Bales will be tried in the United States.  "We are doing some coordination to find out what the final venue will be, but the proceedings will take place somewhere in the United States," said the official, identified only as a "U.S. Forces Afghanistan Legal Expert."  The rampage has strained already tense U.S.-Afghan relations and intensified a debate about whether to pull American troops ahead of their planned 2014 withdrawal. Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded that troops withdraw from villages and return to their bases. He said relations between the two countries were "at the end of their rope."  After her meeting with Rassoul, Clinton said the United States "deeply regretted" the killings and an earlier incident in which U.S. troops accidentally burned copies of the Quran, sparking deadly riots and fatal attacks on U.S. troops.  "This has been very personally painful to me and to the president," she said. "It does not represent who the United States is, who the American people are, and we appreciate the understanding and response of the Afghan government and the Afghan people."
Afghanistan's foreign minister called for a "swift and transparent investigation" into the killings of 16 men, women and children Wednesday as the U.S. soldier arrested in the massacre awaited...