Afghans protest reported Qur'an desecration

C News Tuesday 21st February, 2012

An Afghan man aims a sling shot toward US soldiers at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration on February 21, 2012 at Bagram about 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of Kabul. (AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai) BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN - More than 2,000 Afghans protested outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday over a ...

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