Saturday, January 09, 2010

Afghan road blockades as innocents die

Morning Star Online, January 8, 2010

by Tom Mellen

Thousands gathering to protest after four Afghan children and a policeman were killed and scores wounded when an explosion tore through a group of local residents and soldiers observing a road-construction project

Thousands gathering to protest after four Afghan children and a policeman were killed and scores wounded when an explosion tore through a group of local residents and soldiers observing a road-construction project

Thousands of Afghan civilians have blocked a key main road in Nangarhar province, shouting “death to America” and “death to Karzai” in protest at the latest alleged killings of children by Western occupation forces.

An estimated 5,000 protesters demonstrated along a road between Kabul and Jalalabad.

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