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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More News On Koran Protests And Violence In Afghanistan
U.S. Soldiers Killed, as Kabul Braces for Wider Protests -- Wall StreetJjournal
Qur'an burning protests: two US soldiers shot dead by Afghan colleague -- The Guardian
Man in Afghan army uniform kills two American soldiers -- L.A. Times
In Kabul, Afghan police sympathize with protesters angry over Koran burning -- Washington Post
Afghan laborer recalls rage as he tried to save charred Korans -- Reuters
Obama Apologizes for Koran Burning as Afghans, Troops Are Killed in Riots -- Bloomberg
Obama apology doesn't halt Afghan violence -- CNN
Barack Obama apology to Afghanistan over Koran burning -- BBC
Obama apologizes for Quran burning as Afghan protests go on -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Obama apologizes for burning of Korans -- UPI
Obama forced to apologise to Karzai for Koran burnings in Afghanistan -- The Australian/AFP
Barack Obama apologises for Koran burning -- The Telegraph
White House Defends Apology To Afghanistan; Criticism from Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin -- ABC News
U.S. response to Koran burning could fan flames, analysts warn -- Judson Berger, FOX News
Koran Burning in Afghanistan Fuels Bloody New Attacks on U.S. Forces -- Yochi J. Dreazen, National Journal
What burning Qurans in Afghanistan tells us: After 10 years, US troops still fail to understand the local culture, and Afghans are tired of the occupation. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Will Afghan Koran row prove Nato's tipping point? -- Andrew North, BBC
Korans burned, Americans killed, rage grows: What can military do? -- L.A. Times