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Afghans Protest NATO Killings
[Tolo News] Foreign forces killed 3 Afghan civilians and arrested 5 others on Wednesday night in the central Maidan Wardak provinceResidents in the central Maidan Wardak province on Thursday protested against the killing of 3 civilians and the arrest of 5 others by NATO forces in the province's Zarin Khil area on Wednesday night. Protesters have blocked the Kabul-Ghazni highway to prevent the traffic. The protesters who were shouting anti-American and anti-government slogans, said the murdered civilians were university students in the capital Kabul who had come to the province for holidays. The demonstrators were also shouting that foreigners have not come to build Afghanistan, but are here to create problems. The Police Chief of Maidan Wardak, Nawad Haqyar, confirmed the killings, but refused to give further details about the incident. Posted by: Fred 2010-08-13 |
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