Afghan, foreign forces kill ten protesters
Ten people were killed and 25 others wounded as NATO-led soldiers opened fire on residents protesting civilian deaths. To protest the overnight raid on the residence of tribal elder Haji Qayyum in the Darveshan village, residents staged a demonstration that came under fire from foreign troops, eyewitness Dost Muhammad told Pajhwok Afghan News. Agha Muhammad, another resident who had come to the provincial capital of Lashkargah, said the people -- chanting slogans against international troops -- had informed the district chief of their protest. Even then they were fired on by Afghan and foreign soldiers, he claimed. "Ten protestors were killed and 25 others wounded as a result of firing by the joint force," he alleged, saying those slightly injured were rushed to the Garmser Civil Hospital. Eleven people with serious injuries were shifted to the provincial capital, he continued.