Four dead in Kandahar

[Cocoa]

and now three more today...

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/90-05122005-488565.html

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghans enraged by an alleged slur on Islam's holy book at a U.S. prison staged a third day of violent protests Thursday, burning an American flag in the capital and ransacking relief group offices to the south as demonstrations spread to neighboring Pakistan.

Officials said three more demonstrators were shot and killed in clashes with police, bringing the death toll to at least seven in the biggest anti-American protests in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 - and presenting a fresh challenge to efforts to stabilize the country.

While most of the protesters were students, officials suggested that elements opposed to Afghanistan's U.S.-backed government were stirring the violence, which has also targeted American troops and the United Nations.

The demonstrations could complicate President Hamid Karzai's plans to ask for military aid on a trip to Washington this month, a prospect that has stoked a previously muted debate on how long U.S. troops should stay to secure the country, still riven by a Taliban-led rebellion. That debate may play out in parliamentary elections this year.

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[uppityperson]

1. Thanks for the news on the "other war"

wtf is Mr.bush and his evil minions doing? rhetorical question there

[DrDebug]

2. And with all the excitement this almost goes unnoticed

Is it just me or is Afghanistan become more and more unstable as well?

[Cocoa]

4. both you and Afghanistan are becoming more unstable

:-)

[DrDebug]

5. Damn! I guess you are right about me as well

Can't argue about that, can I?

[Bouncy Ball]

3. Gosh, uh, I thought Afghanistan was just peachy keen.

:sarcasm: