Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- April 5, 2011



Quran Burning Protests Continue In Kabul -- Voice of America

Protests erupted for a fifth day in Afghanistan over the burning of a Quran by a U.S. pastor.

Hundreds of people rallied at Kabul University in the capital Tuesday, chanting "death to America" and calling for the pastor who burned the Muslim holy book to be put on trial.

Afghan police in riot gear guarded the area as the peaceful protest took place.

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More News On Afghanistan

Students gather in Kabul on fifth day of Afghan protests -- Reuters
Fresh protests in Afghanistan over Koran burning -- AFP
Protests continue in Afghanistan against Quran burning -- CNN
Petraeus Says Quran Burning Endangers War Effort -- Wall Street Journal
Karzai orders probe over anti-Koran burning protests -- BBC
Karzai’s role in protests over Koran burning again reveals divide with U.S. -- Washington Post

War In Afghanistan News 5 Apr 2011 -- War On Terror News
NATO detains Taliban official in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO troops kill six civilians in north Afghanistan -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Reintegration of insurgents aims to weaken Taliban's iron grip -- Edmonton Sun
KC-130J Harvest Hawk: Marine Corps teaches old plane new tricks in Afghanistan -- Divids
The 101st Airborne Takes On the Taliban in Afghanistan -- ABC News
Images from the Afghan war: Week of March 26, 2011 -- Washington Post

Afghanistan: A Situation Assessment -- Defpro
UN through the lens: combating the scourge of landmines in Afghanistan -- UN
Probe: No ‘causal relation’ between Army commander, Afghan killings -- Washington Post
U.S. progress in Afghanistan easier for soldiers than civilians to see -- Baltimore Sun
Negotiating Peace in Afghanistan? Sorry, But We Can’t All Just Get Along? -- Joshua Foust, Registan
Did a Quran burning really cause Afghan violence? -- Peter Finocchiaro, Salon
What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan, Cont'd -- Michael Crowley, Time
Afghanistan, pushed to the edge -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, CNN
'Taliban Shuffle': Behind the scenes in a war zone -- By Heidi Stevens, Tribune Newspapers
Explaining the inexplicable: murder at Mazar -- C. Christine Fair, Foreign Policy
This Attack is Different -- Una Moore, UN Dispatch

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