Afghans protest over Koran burning

Anti-American demonstrations are under way on the outskirts of the Afghan capital and in another city over an incident that the US says was inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books at a military base.

Afghans protest over Koran burning

Anti-American demonstrations are under way on the outskirts of the Afghan capital and in another city over an incident that the US says was inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books at a military base.

Kabul provincial police spokesman Ashmatullah Stanekzai said hundreds of people are gathering today outside the Camp Phoenix base on the main road linking Kabul with the eastern Jalalabad city, closing the main trade route.

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