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Afghans protest Koran burning at Bagram Crowds of Afghans protest reports of burning of Koran while U.S. officials step up outreach and apologize.
Feb. 27, 2012
Afghan girls read verses of the holy Quran in a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An Afghan man receives treatment at a hospital in Jalalabad province. A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest incident of violence and protests since copies of the Koran were inadvertently burned at a NATO base last week.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An Afghan soldier stands guard at the scene of a suicide attack at the gate of an airport in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Afghan soldiers secure the scene of a suicide attack at the gate of an airport in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An Afghan man receives treatment at a hospital in Jalalabad province. A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest incident of violence and protests since copies of the Koran were inadvertently burned at a NATO base last week.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An Afghan policeman inspects a wreckage of a car hit by a car bomb attack in Jalalabad province.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Jalalabad province.
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Feb. 26, 2012
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, speaks to journalists after a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul . Karzai went on television to appeal for calm after five days of violent anti-U.S. protests across his country over the burning of Korans at a U.S. military base.
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Feb. 26, 2012
A supporter of the Human Rights Network group burns U.S. flags during an anti-American rally in Karachi.
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Feb. 25, 2012
Afghans carry a wounded man during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kunduz, north of Kabul. More than 25 people have been killed in such demonstrations since Tuesday, when news first emerged that the copies of the Koran and other religious materials had been thrown into a fire pit used to burn garbage at Bagram air base. Four NATO soldiers have been killed by men wearing Afghan security uniforms since Thursday, when the Taliban urged Afghan soldiers and police to turn their weapons on Western military personnel.
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Feb. 25, 2012
Afghan protesters shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest in Jalalabad province.
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Feb. 25, 2012
Protesters burn tires in Muhammad Agha, Logar province, south of Kabul, during an anti-U.S. demonstration over the burning of Korans at a U.S. military base.
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Feb. 25, 2012
In Islamabad, Pakistan, activists of the Tanzeem Islamic Students Federation shout slogans against the United States during a protest. Pakistan strongly condemned the Koran burning incident at Afghanistan's Bagram air base, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Feb. 25, 2012
Afghan demonstrators in Kunduz shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest against the burning of Korans.
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Feb. 25, 2012
Afghan police officers run toward protesters during a protest in Kunduz province.
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Feb. 25, 2012
An Afghan police officer talks to a protester during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kunduz, north of Kabul.
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Feb. 25, 2012
Activists of Pakistan Muslim Leauge Nawaz burn an effigy of President Obama during a protest in Quetta, Pakistan. Pakistan strongly condemned the Koran burning incident at Afghanistan's Bagram air base, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, addresses a mosque full of Muslims after prayer services in Sterling, Va., as he and senior Pentagon officials make apologies for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran in Afghanistan.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Mohamed Ali, of Reston, reads from his Koran before senior Pentagon officials make apologies after prayer services in Sterling, Va., for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Members of the Muslim community listen as senior Pentagon officials make apologies after a prayer service in Sterling, Va., for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
U.S. Army Chaplain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad, right in uniform, addresses fellow Muslims after a prayer service in Sterling, Va., as senior Pentagon officials make apologies for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
U.S. Army Chaplain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad, second from left in uniform, prays with fellow Muslims in Sterling, Va., as senior Pentagon officials make apologies for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Members of the Muslim community listen as senior Pentagon officials make apologies after prayer services in Sterling, Va., for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, right, greets members of the Muslim community as U.S. Army Chaplain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad, center in uniform, embraces fellow Muslims after senior Pentagon officials make apologies in Sterling, Va., for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
U.S. Army Chaplain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad, center right in uniform, embraces fellow Muslims after senior Pentagon officials make apologies in Sterling, Va., for the recent inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Afghan demonstrators shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Afghans carry a wounded man during anti-U.S. protest in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Feb. 24, 2012
An Afghan police officers uses his baton to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Afghan protesters move a dead man during clashes in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
Afghan policemen run to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
An Afghan policeman looks back as others walk during clashes with protestors demonstrating against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
An Afghan policeman runs for cover during clashes with protesters in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
An Afghan shopkeeper watches demonstrators during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 24, 2012
An Afghan family walks past burning tires during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 23, 2012
An Afghan police officer fires in to the air to disperse the protesters during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kabul. The Koran burnings have roiled 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 U.S. has apologized for the burnings, which took place at a military base near Kabul, and said it was a mistake.
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Feb. 23, 2012
An Afghan man shouts for help as he attends to a wounded protester in Kabul. The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in the country as a third day of violent protests began.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Afghan policemen look at a wounded demonstrator during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Smoke rises from an American military base during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Mehterlam, Laghman province east of Kabul.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Afghans raise sticks during an anti-U.S. protest in Baghlan, north of Kabul.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Afghan demonstrators burn a U.S. flag during a protest against Koran desecration in Helmand province.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Security guards stand as black smoke rises from tires which were burned by protesters during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kabul.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Afghan men shout anti-U.S slogans during a protest in Baghlan province.
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Feb. 23, 2012
Afghans shout anti-US slogans during a demonstration in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Qari Ghulam Mustafa, a religious official from Parwan Province, holds a pile of Korans allegedly burned by the U.S. military in Parwan Province. The incident sparked a protest outside the largest NATO military base in Afghanistan and prompted an apology from the top US commander in the country.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Qari Ghulam Mustafa, a religious official from Parwan Province, holds a pile of Korans allegedly burned by the U.S. military in Parwan Province.
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Feb. 21, 2012
An Afghan demonstrator holds a copy of a half-burned Koran, allegedly set on fire by U.S. soldiers, at the gate of Bagram air base during a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram, about 40 miles north of Kabul. Afghan protesters firing slingshots and petrol bombs besieged one of the largest U.S.-run military bases in Afghanistan, furious over reports that NATO had set fire to copies of the Koran. Guards at Bagram responded by firing rubber bullets from a watchtower, an AFP photographer said, as the crowd shouted, "Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar" (God is greater).
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan men stand near a pile of wood and tires, set on fire by the protesters, during a protest outside the U.S. military base in Bagram, north of Kabul.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan demonstrators show copies of the Koran allegedly set fire by U.S. soldiers, during a protest against Koran desecration at the gate of Bagram air base.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan demonstrators show copies of Koran books allegedly set alight by U.S. soldiers, during a protest against Koran desecration at the gate of Bagram air base.
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Feb. 21, 2012
An Afghan man aims a sling shot toward U.S. soldiers at the gate of Bagram air base during a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram.
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Feb. 21, 2012
U.S. soldiers (background) look on while standing along the perimeter gate of Bagram air base during a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan youth take cover from the rubbers bullets shot by U.S. soldiers at the gates of Bagram air base during a protest against Koran desecration.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghans throw stones toward U.S. soldiers standing at the gate of Bagram air base during a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghans throw stones toward U.S. soldiers standing at the gate of Bagram air base.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghans throw stones toward U.S. soldiers at the gate of Bagram.
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Feb. 21, 2012
An Afghan demonstrator holds a half-burned copy of Islamic religious text, allegedly set on fire by U.S. soldiers.
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Feb. 21, 2012
An Afghan man shouts anti-U.S. slogans near a pile of wood and tires, set on fire by the protesters, during a protest outside the U.S. military base in Bagram.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan youths throw stones toward U.S. soldiers at the gate of Bagram air base.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan men gather as some of them throw rocks toward the U.S. military base.
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Feb. 21, 2012
A U.S. soldier wields his gun while standing at the gate of Bagram air base.
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Feb. 21, 2012
Afghan men shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest outside the U.S. military base in Bagram.
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