A historic 19th century battlefield was looted by US troops on deployment in Afghanistan in 2009.
Military artefacts and and personal possessions buried alongside victims were stolen from the site of the Battle of Maiwand, where British soldiers fought.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) says troops may have 'broken international law' after many of the items from the massacre were sold to collectors and turned up online.
Evidence of items being looted has now been presented to the Pentagon by the MoD, The Sunday Times reported.
A historic 19th century battlefield was looted by US troops on deployment in Afghanistan in 2009
The battle was one of the bloodiest conflicts in history after 969 British and Indian soldiers were killed as they tried to push back against thousands of tribesmen.
Historical records show that bodies were buried soon after the bloodshed along with any other possessions that had not already been looted by Afghans.
But the remains were taken from the ground after a large force of US soldiers as they waged in conflict with the Taliban.
A US soldier is understood to have sent historical war artefacts back home after working on an old irrigation ditch with fellow troops near Muhmudabad, in the Maiwand district.
Military artefacts and and personal possessions buried alongside victims were stolen from the site of the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan (pictured), where British soldiers fought
One collector confirmed they had purchased items, such as Items such as binoculars, coins, rifle parts and watch chains, from a soldier who dug up the items.
They posted to the Victorian War Forum website: 'Sent to me by my friend's son who is currently serving with the 1st Infantry Regiment'.
Collectables from battles such as Maiwand, which featured in Sherlock Holmes novels, are more valuable because of their history.
Major Chris Green, a former officer in the London Regiment who fought near the famous Maiwand battle in 2012 told the newspaper: 'Taking possessions from belonging to dead British soldiers from a battlefield...for personal gain is wrong.'
The US defence department did not respond to the newspaper's request for comment.
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Main photo article A historic 19th century battlefield was looted by US troops on deployment in Afghanistan in 2009.
Military artefacts and and personal possessions buried alongside victims were stolen from the site of the Battle of Maiwand, where British soldiers fought.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) says tro...
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