Afghan Quran Burning

A man in an Afghan army uniform shot and killed two British soldiers on Monday inside a NATO base in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The attack appeared to be the latest in a string of so-called "green on blue" attacks in which Afghan security forces have turned on their international colleagues or mentors. Such attacks have become increasing...

More than half of Americans support President Barack Obama's apology for U.S. troops burning copies of the Quran, an incident that triggered a spate of bloody protests and attacks on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

At least five American military personnel could face a disciplinary review over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base in Afghanistan as conflicting accounts of what happened emerged Saturday, fueling more confusion over the incident that sparked six days of deadly riots across the nation.

Five US soldiers took part in last week's apparently accidental burning of Qurans in Afghanistan, but they are unlikely to face public trial, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Afghan authorities said on Sunday they have identified a suspect in the killing of two U.S. military advisers inside an Afghan ministry a day earlier and have launched a manhunt to track him down.

Rock-throwing protesters attacked a UN compound and clashed with police in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as a fifth day of protests over the burning of Qurans left at least three dead.

Anti-US protesters tried to storm a US consulate and march on NATO headquarters in Kabul on Friday as violent demonstrations over the burning of Qurans pushed into a fourth day, killing 24 people.

President Barack Obama apologised on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a US military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two US troops. The Afghans' furious response to the Quran burning - three days of riots in several cities nationwide - reflected th...

The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases, and beat and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after clashes in several cities between Afghan security forces and protesters furious over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left seven people dead. The anger over the Quran burning has sparked two days of protests across Afghanistan and tapped into anti-foreign senti...

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.

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.

Protests erupted outside the main US military base in Afghanistan and in Kabul today over allegations that foreign troops had set fire to copies of the Quran, police said.

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...

Thousands of Afghans are protesting small American church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book. Officials say at least 11 people have been injured.Police in the northern province of Badakhshan say several hundred of the demonstrators ran toward a NATO compound where four attackers and five police were injured in clashes. Protesters burned an America...

A man in an Afghan army uniform shot and killed two British soldiers on Monday inside a NATO base in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The attack appeared to be the latest in a string of so-called "green on blue" attacks in which Afghan security forces have turned on their international colleagues or mentors. Such attacks have become increasing...

More than half of Americans support President Barack Obama's apology for U.S. troops burning copies of the Quran, an incident that triggered a spate of bloody protests and attacks on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

At least five American military personnel could face a disciplinary review over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base in Afghanistan as conflicting accounts of what happened emerged Saturday, fueling more confusion over the incident that sparked six days of deadly riots across the nation.

Five US soldiers took part in last week's apparently accidental burning of Qurans in Afghanistan, but they are unlikely to face public trial, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Afghan authorities said on Sunday they have identified a suspect in the killing of two U.S. military advisers inside an Afghan ministry a day earlier and have launched a manhunt to track him down.

Rock-throwing protesters attacked a UN compound and clashed with police in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as a fifth day of protests over the burning of Qurans left at least three dead.

Anti-US protesters tried to storm a US consulate and march on NATO headquarters in Kabul on Friday as violent demonstrations over the burning of Qurans pushed into a fourth day, killing 24 people.

President Barack Obama apologised on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a US military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two US troops. The Afghans' furious response to the Quran burning - three days of riots in several cities nationwide - reflected th...

The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases, and beat and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after clashes in several cities between Afghan security forces and protesters furious over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left seven people dead. The anger over the Quran burning has sparked two days of protests across Afghanistan and tapped into anti-foreign senti...

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.

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.

Protests erupted outside the main US military base in Afghanistan and in Kabul today over allegations that foreign troops had set fire to copies of the Quran, police said.

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...

Thousands of Afghans are protesting small American church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book. Officials say at least 11 people have been injured.Police in the northern province of Badakhshan say several hundred of the demonstrators ran toward a NATO compound where four attackers and five police were injured in clashes. Protesters burned an America...