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Senators differ over Quran burning protests

KABUL, but others called for exercising restraint. The alleged blasphemous act at the hands of US troops at the Bagram airfield in central Parwan province has sparked deadly protests that entered a sixth consecutive day on Sunday, leaving dozens of…

Karzai renews call for calm, terms for US deal

KABUL by US troops, on Sunday renewed his call for calm, as violent protest continued in different parts of the country. Addressing a news briefing a day after the killing of two US military officers inside the high-security Ministry of…

Violent rallies linked to unawareness about rules

KABUL go violent due to lack of awareness among the people about the rules of demonstrations, in addition to an ill-equipped and unprofessional police force. Two US soldiers and an Afghan policeman were among 30 people killed and 250 others…

Militants penetrated Kunduz rally: governor

KABUL in northern Kunduz province, the governor said on Sunday. Five demonstrators were killed and 57 injured when they attacked the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office in the provincial capital on the fifth day of the nationwide…

5 killed, 79 injured in new protests over Quran burning

KABUL at the Bagram Airbase entered a fifth day on Saturday, officials said.  Four demonstrators were killed and 56 injured after they attacked the United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office in northern Kunduz province. Hundreds of people rallied…

More casualties as violent protests rage on

KABUL at a US military base in central Parwan province, officials and witnesses said. Hundreds of furious residents, mostly youths carrying white and green flags, staged a demonstration in the Pul-i-Charkhi area of Kabul, torching police booths. Trying to enter…

Prayer leaders ask for restraint, patience

KABUL by foreign soldiers. However, they urged the people to avoid violent demonstrations.   Four copies of the Quran were allegedly burnt by US soldiers at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province four days ago, touching off angry protests…

Scholars want protestors to exercise restraint

KABUL as Islamic, condemning deaths and damage to public and private property. Four copies of the Quran were allegedly burnt by US soldiers at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province, touching off angry nationwide protests. Abdul Nasir Nusrat, a…

Toll mounts to 17 as Quran protests turn violent

KABUL by US troops, officials and witnesses said on Thursday. Two US soldiers and as many Afghan civilians were killed when a protest turned violent in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, officials said. Elsewhere, a civilian was shot dead and…

8 dead as anti-US protests continue

KABUL for a second day on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. Six men were killed and a dozen others wounded when an anti-US demonstration turned violent in the central province of Parwan. In the Shinwari district, furious protestors stormed the…

Senate team to probe Quran desecration

KABUL by US soldiers, a controversy that sparked angry protests. Senators, who strongly condemned the alleged burning of copies of the holy book at the Bagram airfield on Monday night, decided to dispatch a team to the main US airbase…

Residents protest burning of Quran by US troops

KABUL by US troops at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province, blocked the Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Tuesday. The protestors -- carrying white flags and chanting slogans against Afghan and US governments, claimed the US soldiers had torched four copies…

Protestors accuse MP of grabbing their land

KABUL, lower house of Parliament, for grabbing their land in the Bagrami district. Nearly 100 people staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the Wolesi Jirga, blaming MP Allah Gul Mujahid for seizing 100 acres of their land in the…

Executions in Iran sparks protest in Kabul

KABUL): Dozens of residents staged a protest demonstration in the capital Kabul on Saturday against Iran’s refusal to hand over the bodies of Afghan prisoners executed in Iran. Calling for an end to the executions, the protesters, including relatives of…

Executions in Iran spark protest in Kabul

KABUL): Dozens of residents staged a protest demonstration in the capital Kabul on Saturday against Iran’s refusal to hand over the bodies of Afghan prisoners executed in Iran. Calling for an end to the executions, the protesters, including relatives of…

2 protestors killed, 5 injured in Balkh

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Two men were killed and five others injured in gunfire at a protestors in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Friday. Hundreds of residents of the Sajjadia Township staged the protest for land ownership rights, blaming…

Residents seek probe into Samangan deaths

AIBAK (PAN): Hundreds of residents protested on Saturday against police for killing two civilians in northern Samangan province. However, police insisted the dead were militants. Nearly 200 residents of the Zeraki area of Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district brought the dead bodies…

4 dead as Zabul protest turns violent

QALAT (PAN): Four people, including a policeman, were killed and six others wounded on Friday when a demonstration turned violent in the southern province of Zabul, an official said. Residents of Qalat, the provincial capital, took to the streets against…

Kuchi tribesmen want their seized pastures back

KABUL tribesmen on Monday carried out a protest demonstration against what they said illegal seizure of their pastures by powerful individuals in the Chahar Asyab district of central Kabul province. Nearly 1500 Kuchis attended the demonstration that started from Saqa…

MPs continue protest over incomplete cabinet

KABUL): Parliamentarians on Saturday continued to observe a legislative boycott for the seventh consecutive day, protesting President Hamid Karzai's failure to submit a list of his cabinet nominees. Lawmakers refused to discuss any bills and passed the time by reading…

MPs continue protest over incomplete cabinet

KABUL): Parliamentarians on Saturday continued to observe a legislative boycott for the seventh consecutive day, protesting President Hamid Karzai's failure to submit a list of his cabinet nominees. Lawmakers refused to discuss any bills and passed the time by reading…

Hundreds rally for removal of Zabul court chief

QALAT (PAN): Hundreds of residents took to the streets on Wednesday, calling for the removal of the Zabul appellant court's chief.  Led by provincial council members, the protestors warned of blocking the highways leading to the provincial capital, Qalat, if…

Hundreds rally for removal of Zabul court chief

QALAT (PAN): Hundreds of residents took to the streets on Wednesday, calling for the removal of the Zabul appellant court's chief.  Led by provincial council members, the protestors warned of blocking the highways leading to the provincial capital, Qalat, if…

MPs vow to continue protest

KABUL): Parliamentarians continued to observe a silence for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday in the hope to convince President Hamid Karzai to introduce his remaining Cabinet nominees. Lawmakers passed their time by thumbing desks, reading newspapers and…

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