Images: Angry Afghans protest burning of Koran by American soldiers

[caption id=“attachment_220644” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“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”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_220645” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“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”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_220647” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“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”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_220648” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“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”] [/caption]

Images: Angry Afghans protest burning of Koran by American soldiers

This morning, more than 2,000 Afghans gathered outside the Bagram airbase, the biggest US military base in Afghanistan, protesting against unconfirmed reports that copies of the Koran had been burnt at the base by US soldiers. Some images.

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