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Eight Afghans Killed By Foreign Forces as Koran Desecration Protest Turns Violent

Derrick Crowe, AlterNet: Video. January 13, 2010.

Afghan protesters were killed today when a tense protest erupted in response to rumors that foreign forces desecrated a copy of the Koran.

What Makes a Young Person Embrace Death and Murder? Former Jihadists Speak Out

Johann Hari, Independent UK. November 17, 2009.

Former radical Islamists share their tales of why they turned to extremism, and why they repented.

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Are Burning Copies of the Koran? Are We Really That Stupid?

Abdullah Obaidi, Asia Times. November 4, 2009.

According to villagers, several U.S. soldiers burned Korans when they couldn't locate insurgents they believed had blown up part of their convoy.

Iraqis Angered After a Marine is Seen Handing Out Pro-Christian Coins in Fallujah

Middle East OnlineMay 31, 2008.

"The Americans should concentrate on maintaining security and not doing missionary work."

Afghan Journalism Student: I Was Tortured Into Confessing to Blasphemy

Kim Sengupta, Independent UK. May 19, 2008.

Pervez Kambaksh, 24, was allegedly convicted and sentenced to death in a closed-door, four-minute trial in which he was denied legal representation.

Afghan Journalist Jailed for Translating Koran

Nelofer Pazira, The Independent UK. February 15, 2008.

A popular TV and radio host who survived Soviet tyranny has not been as lucky under Afghanistan's Western-backed "democracy."