Photo Gallery Violent Protests over Koran Burning
A group of Afghans shout anti-US slogans in a demonstration on Thursday. Many in the country are angry after learning that US troops burned copies of the Koran.
Aghan youth throw stones toward US soldiers at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration on Thursday. It is believed that several copies of the Islamic holy book were burned on the base on Tuesday. The US Army has claimed the books were accidentally disposed of as trash and then incinerated.
The biggest protests have centered on the US base. Across Afghanistan, eight people, including two NATO soldiers, were killed in protests on Thursday in a marked escalation of the violence.
Here, an Afghan youth is shown who suffered a wound to his head during the Bagram protest.
Here, Afghan youth can be seen throwing stones toward US soldiers at the gate of the Bagram airbase on Thursday.
People gather near a fire at Bagram, where around 2,000 people converged for a protest at the gates of the US military base.
Protesters also used sling shots to fire at US soldiers. Here, an Afghan man can be seen aiming his sling shot at the grounds of the military base.
