Supreme Court: Nangar Khel incident wasn't war crime

The Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the Warsaw District Court that the Nangar Khel incident wasn't a a war crime, but rather a command that was not executed accordingly, with respect to content and proper weapon usage. Three Polish soldiers were handed six months to two years in suspended sentences and in the case of the fourth, the proceeding was conditionally discontinued. A prosecutor demanded sentencing the soldiers to 5 to 12 years in prison.

In 2007, Polish soldiers opened fire on a wedding in the Afghan village of Nangar Khel, killing eight civilians, including women and children.

In 2011, the Warsaw District Court acquitted seven soldiers due to a lack of evidence. Following the prosecutor's appeal the court ordered a re-trial for four of them. It was the first time Polish soldiers had been accused of violating the Hague and Geneva Conventions, which protects civilians.