[Marxism] And another heartwarming tale from the new free and democratic Afghanistan

[Stuart Munckton]

Plenty more on the website of Revolutionary Association of  Women of
Afghanistan

http://www.rawa.org

Two protesters were killed, six wounded in Afghan police shooting

The protesters brought the corpses of three "civilians" on the highway
connecting Kabul to the Pakistani border, while chanting slogans against the
Afghan government and foreign forces in the country.

At least two people were killed and six others wounded when police opened
fire on protesters blocking a highway linking eastern Afghanistan to
Pakistan, witnesses said Saturday. Hundreds of protesters blocked the
highway in Shinwar district of eastern Nangarhar province protesting against
the alleged killing of civilians by US-led coalition forces on Friday night.
People protest

Police opened fire after the protesters turned violent and threw stones,
witnesses said.

According to one witness, at least one policeman was injured by the
stonethrowers.

"Police opened fire on the protesters, killing two of them and wounding
another six men," he said, adding that the police withdrew from the area and
provincial authorities arrived at the scene to talk to protesters.

Provincial authorities refused to comment on the demonstrations or the
killings.

US-led Coalition forces meanwhile said in a statement that their forces
killed "several militants" and detained nine others on Friday in Shinwari
district.

It said that the combined forces were searching the compounds when they came
under fire by militants. The combined forces also discovered several AK-47
assault rifles, a bolt action rifle, ammunition and grenades on the
compounds, the statement added.

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