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Afghan Protest at Beheadings Puts Pressure on Ashraf Ghani Government
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appealed for calm after angry protesters from the ethnic Hazara minority tried to force their way into his Kabul palace on Wednesday to demand justice for seven members of their community beheaded by Islamist militants.
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Afghans protest US special operators in Wardak
Several hundred demonstrators chanting "U.S. special operations forces out!" marched to the Afghan parliament building in Kabul Saturday, protesting the continued presence of U.S. commandos in Afghanistan's troubled Wardak province.
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Four killed, dozens injured in Afghan protests over Quran burning
Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan which flared for a second day on Wednesday in several cities over the burning of copies of the Quran at NATO's main base in the country.
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US apologises for Quran burning in Afghanistan, says it was unintentional
The U.S. apologised on Tuesday for the burning of Muslim holy books that had been pulled from the shelves of a detention center library adjoining a major base in eastern Afghanistan because they contained extremist messages or inscriptions.
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Afghans protest Quran burning for 4th day
Protests erupted in Afghanistan again on Monday against a Florida pastor's burning of the Quran, making four straight days of demonstrations, some deadly, against the destruction of Islam's holy book in a country struggling to beat back an insurgency led by Taliban religious extremists.The demonstration in eastern Laghman province briefly threatene...
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Afghan Protest at Beheadings Puts Pressure on Ashraf Ghani Government
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appealed for calm after angry protesters from the ethnic Hazara minority tried to force their way into his Kabul palace on Wednesday to demand justice for seven members of their community beheaded by Islamist militants.
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Afghans protest US special operators in Wardak
Several hundred demonstrators chanting "U.S. special operations forces out!" marched to the Afghan parliament building in Kabul Saturday, protesting the continued presence of U.S. commandos in Afghanistan's troubled Wardak province.
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Four killed, dozens injured in Afghan protests over Quran burning
Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan which flared for a second day on Wednesday in several cities over the burning of copies of the Quran at NATO's main base in the country.
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US apologises for Quran burning in Afghanistan, says it was unintentional
The U.S. apologised on Tuesday for the burning of Muslim holy books that had been pulled from the shelves of a detention center library adjoining a major base in eastern Afghanistan because they contained extremist messages or inscriptions.
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Afghans protest Quran burning for 4th day
Protests erupted in Afghanistan again on Monday against a Florida pastor's burning of the Quran, making four straight days of demonstrations, some deadly, against the destruction of Islam's holy book in a country struggling to beat back an insurgency led by Taliban religious extremists.The demonstration in eastern Laghman province briefly threatene...
