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SEATTLE — The United States Army will seek the death penalty against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.

Sergeant Bales’s court-martial will consider 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven counts of assault, among other charges, but no trial date was set.

The Army has charged that Sergeant Bales, 39, who was serving his fourth combat tour, walked away from a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan and shot and stabbed members of several families in an ambush in two villages in the early morning hours of March 11. At least nine of the people he is accused of killing were children.

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Robert Bales: Court martial for US sergeant over Afghan deaths -- BBC
U.S. soldier referred to court martial in Afghan killings -- Reuters
US Army seeks death penalty for Robert Bales, accused of Afghan villager massacre -- Christian Science Monitor
US Army Seeks Death Penalty in 16 Afghan Killings -- ABC News/AP
Death penalty sought for Afghan massacre soldier Robert Bales -- The Australian/AFP
U.S. soldier to be court-martialed, could face death penalty -- CNN
Army seeks death for Sgt. Robert Bales in Afghan shooting rampage -- L.A. Times
US Army Seeks Death Penalty for Soldier Over Afghan Massacre -- RIA Novosti
Death Penalty Possible In Court Martial Of Army Sgt. Accused Of Afghan Killings -- NPR
Army seeks death penalty in Afghan massacre case -- Seattle Times
Military Seeking the Death Penalty for One Its Own for First Time in 50 Years -- The Atlantic