Violence follows sacking of Afghan warlord governor

Demonstrators stormed UN compounds and stoned US soldiers in the Afghan city of Herat, a day after the government sacked its warlord governor.

Demonstrators stormed UN compounds and stoned US soldiers in the Afghan city of Heart, a day after the government sacked its warlord governor.

About a dozen people were reported injured – most with bullet wounds – as security forces tried to keep order in Heart following the replacement of Governor Ismail Khan. The office of one international aid group was also ransacked.