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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.

As U.S. Troops Focus on South, Insurgency Gaining Ground in Afghan North

Abdul Latif Sahak, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. July 10, 2009.

While British and American forces concentrate their efforts in southern Afghanistan, the once-peaceful north is fast spiralling out of control

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