Images: Angry Afghans protest burning of Koran by American soldiers

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Images: Angry Afghans protest burning of Koran by American soldiers

Feb 21, 2012

This morning, more than 2,000 Afghans gathered outside the Bagram airbase, the biggest US military base in Afghanistan, chanting 'Death to America'. The immediate provocation for their exertions: unconfirmed reports that copies of the Koran had been burnt at the base by US soldiers. Reports from the ground indicate that the protesters tired of chanting slogans and began to throw stones. Images of some angry protesters. Mouse over for captions.

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An Afghan protester gestures towards a US soldier in front of the US base of Bagram during an anti US demonstration in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan. More than 2,000 angry Afghans, some firing guns in the air, protested on Tuesday against the improper disposal and burning of Qurans and other Islamic religious materials at an American air base in Bagram north of Kabul. AP

Afghan throw stone towards the US soldiers in front of the US base of Bagram during an anti US demonstration in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP

Afghan men stand near pieces of wood and tyres which they set on fire during a protest outside the US military base in Bagram, north of Kabul.Reuters

An Afghan man shouts anti-US slogans near a pile of wood and tyres, set on fire by the protesters, during a protest outside the US military base in Bagram, north of Kabul. Reuters