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Afghanistan
Afghans stage anti-US demonstration
2010-09-26
[Iran Press TV] Hundreds of Afghans have taken to the streets to voice their anger over a US-led attack that killed dozens in the volatile eastern parts of country.

The deadly US-led attack, which took place on Friday, prompted hundreds of people to stage an anti-US demonstration in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman Province on Saturday.

Several protesters have reportedly been injured after police fired warning shots to disperse the crowd.

The protest comes as, according to local sources, 30 civilians including women and children lost their lives in the US-led military operation in the province.

NATO officials, however, said gunnies were the target of the attack.

The protesters argue that Afghan civilians mainly fall victim to such US-led military operations.

Hundreds of civilians have lost their lives in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in different parts of the war-ravaged country over the past months.

The loss of civilian lives at the hand of foreign forces has led to a dramatic increase of anti-American sentiments in Afghanistan.
Posted by:Fred

#2  A good point, tu3031. One must ask how many of the protesters are being paid -- in Pakistan and some other Muslim countries this is actually a lucrative career choice, much like the homeless getting paid to carry protest signs in the U.S.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-09-26 13:08  

#1  One of the hazards of taking the wife and kiddos on your "business trips". That's if it happened at all.
Posted by: tu3031   2010-09-26 09:43  

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