With More Afghan Koran Protests Planned For Friday, Officials Are Expecting The Worse



Take Shelter: U.S. Embassy To Citizens In Afghanistan Ahead Of Koran-Burning Protests Planned For Friday -- National Post/AFP

Americans were urged to stay off Afghanistan’s streets Friday with violence expected to escalate over the burning of Korans that has already led to 14 people being killed, including two U.S. soldiers.

On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama apologized for the burning of the Korans at a U.S. airbase north of Kabul, but it failed to stem three days of protests.

Violent anti-U.S. protests have seen furious Afghans attack French, Norwegian and American bases, shouting “death to America” after the Taliban exhorted their countrymen to kill foreign troops to avenge the incident.

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