Nine people were killed and wounded in the errors, everything from bullet wounds, 81 said Abdul Qayoum Pakhla, head of the provincial health. Kandahar has long been the heartland of the uprising of the Taliban, since it has been relatively quiet in recent months, a wave of additional American troops here arrived.
The protests here of the United Nations in Mazar-i-Sharif, the Headquarters came a day after a mob killed 12 people, overran 7 of international staff. The top official of the United Nations in Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, blame Taliban infiltrators for the murders, say the victims were killed deliberately, rather than from an out-of-control mob murdered. The mob gathered after three mullahs on Friday prayer action in response to the Koran burning priest, Terry Jones, in Florida on 20 March demanded.
In Kandahar, were several thousand young men, shouting slogans death required, the Americans who try tires on fire in the city, burning cars and attacks on journalists setting Government of President Hamid Karzai, even after several hours on Saturday, violence, to cover the error. Shops and businesses were closed and most people stayed off the road. Many of the demonstrators were the white flag of the Taliban wave.
The police said that some of the protesters were armed, and occasionally in order to suppress the disturbances throughout the day continued Afghan authorities to the live ammunition. The 16 arrested 7 were armed, officials said.
Kandahar's provincial Governor, Tooryalai WESA, said that the police had to be patient the demonstrators on Saturday, although some grenades and other weapons used, but may "if it for another day on."
Zalma? Ayoubi, spokesman who said the Governor, the rioters of Zarghona Ana to burn high school for girls, attacked some classrooms and a school bus. The school is supported by the United States Agency for international development. The Taliban have to education for girls.
A spokesman for the US military in Kandahar, Colonel Web Wright, relatively small masses with the largest group, about 100 demonstrators, said offices gathered outside of the Governor were involved in. So far, no coalition forces were made the target of the protests.
Although Mazar-i-Sharif little or no Taliban is represented, Kandahar has a significant number of residents, who sympathize with the rebels.
There were also demonstrations of the Qur'an burn on the Friday and Saturday in Kabul, and on Friday in Herat, in the eastern Afghanistan. Both were peaceful and easily visited.
Afghan and international news media had first played down or ignored the actions of Mr. Jones, the Florida pastor. On Thursday but President Karzai gave a talk and given instructions burn the Quran and request to condemn the arrest of Mr. Jones for his actions. This topic in mosques in all Afghanistan was taken up on Friday.
It is not provided for in the American law arrest anyone for the burning of a Koran, or for that matter a Bible, which dishes suitable, would be to consider protected freedom of speech.
"Karzai this problem brought back to life, and he has some responsibility for the creation of this", said a prominent Afghan businessman, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation when he was identified as a critic of the President.
"Karzai's speech itself provoked people to take such measures," said Qayum Baabak, a political analyst in Mazar-i-Sharif. "Karzai for people patient rather than people still angry should have called."
Officials in Mazar-i-Sharif accused agitators also Taliban are from other provinces of stirring up violence at the protests.
However, a Taliban spokesman, denied that the insurgents had a role in the unrest in Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar. "That was the reaction of the people in Afghanistan," said the spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid.
Mr. de Mistura, return from a visit to Mazar-i-Sharif, said there was ample evidence that agitators intentionally the UN workers killed.
The four international staff take refuge in a bunker within the Association, as the crowd outside set buildings and vehicles on fire.
The Taliban agitators with guns and spoke with accents from other parts of Afghanistan was armed, he said.
You methodically hunted the hidden international staff in the bunker. First, they found only the Russian Director of the Office, but they let him go if he convinced them that he was a Muslim recitation of the Qur'an in Arabic. If they found the others, they killed them.
Mohammed Zahir, head of that Department said criminal investigations of police of Kabul on Saturday, a team of suicide bombers tried to break the front gate at an American military base in Kabul, Camp Phoenix. One detonated his explosives at the entrance of the camp, another managed, about five meters in the aperture setting of the device, and the other two were he shot by guards before she could reach, said.
ENAYAT Najafizada contributed reporting from Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
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