Afghan riots: Five dead, 60 injured

A traffic accident involving US troops sparked the worst riot in the Afghan capital since the fall of the Taliban regime, which left at least five dead and 60 injured.

Afghan riots: Five dead, 60 injured

A traffic accident involving US troops sparked the worst riot in the Afghan capital since the fall of the Taliban regime, which left at least five dead and 60 injured.

Hundreds of Afghan army troops and NATO peacekeepers in tanks were deployed around Kabul as hundreds of protesters marched on the presidential palace and rioters smashed police guard boxes and set fire to police cars.

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