Afghan demonstrators run as they shout anti-US slogans during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul. The Taliban exhorted Afghans to attack and kill foreign troops to avenge the burning of Korans at a US-run base, but stopped short of cutting off contacts with American officials in Qatar.
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Afghans raise sticks during an anti-US protest in Baghlan, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Koran burnings have angered Afghans and set off riots in an illustration of the intensity of the anger at what they perceive as foreign forces flouting their laws and insulting their culture. The US has apologized for the burnings, which took place at a military base near Kabul, and said it was a mistake.
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Afghan riot police clash with people during a protest against the Koran burning by the US troops, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one protester was killed and four injured in northern Afghanistan on the third day of demonstrations.
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Afghan security officials fire into the air during a protest against the burning of Korans.
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Afghans shout slogans during a protest in Faryab, Afghanistan.
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Afghan riot police helps a man who was injured during a protest in Kabul.
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Afghans burn a US flag during a protest in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.
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Afghan security forces shoot in the air to disperse protesters outside the American military base during an anti-US demonstration in Mehterlam.
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Afghan policemen form a line outside the American military base during an anti-US demonstration in Mehterlam.
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Afghan policemen run towards protesters during a protest in Kabul.
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Afghan men shout anti-US slogans during a protest in Kabul.
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Afghan protesters shout anti-US slogans during a protest at a mosque in the city of Herat.
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Afghan men shout anti-US slogans during a protest in Kabul as hundreds of angry Afghans gathered for a third day of violent clashes.
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An Afghan man shouts for help as he attends to a wounded protester in Kabul.
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An Afghan policeman runs after confiscating a US flag from protesters in Kabul.
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