Photo: MEHTARLAM, Dec 8, 2009

MEHTARLAM, Dec 8, 2009: Residents burn tyres during a protest demonstration against the alleged killing of civilians in a US air strike in eastern Laghman province on Tuesday. The protestors alleged the US forces killed 15 civilians, including women said only insurgents were killed in the assault. PAJHWOK/Abdull Moheed Hashimi