Herat, Afghanistan — Protesters vandalize a police truck during an anti-U.S. demonstration over the burning of Korans at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

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Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghan security officials fire over the heads of a protesters as unrest sparked by the burning of Muslim holy books by U.S. soldiers continued.

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Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghan protesters run down a street shouting anti-U.S. slogans.

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Kabul, Afghanistan — Injured Afghans are carried from the scene of the protests.

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Kabul, Afghanistan — A riot police officer carries a U.S. flag taken from protesters as security forces advance.

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Kabul, Afghanistan — Protesters clash with riot police Wednesday.

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Kabul, Afghanistan — Foreign security forces stand outside a fortified building believed to be a NATO military outpost after a protest against the burning of copies of the Korans by U.S. troops was cleared from the area.

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Jalalabad, Afghanistan — Afghans burn an effigy of President Obama during an anti-U.S. protest over the burning of Muslim holy books.

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Jalalabad, Afghanistan — Protestors scatter as smoke rises from a burning truck during the second day of anti-U.S. demonstrations at a NATO military base over what the U.S. has said was the inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books. At least seven people have been killed in the violence.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — Afghans throw stones toward a U.S. airbase during a protest against the alleged 'Koran burning' by U.S. troops, in Bagram, about 40 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday. Thousands of Afghans took to the streets in Bagram to protest the 'burning of the Koran' by NATO-led troops, officials said.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — An Afghan man aims a slingshot toward U.S. soldiers at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration. Afghan protesters firing slingshots and petrol bombs besieged one of the largest U.S.-run military bases in Afghanistan, furious over reports that NATO had set fire to copies of the Koran.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — A U.S. soldier wields an assault rifle while standing at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — Afghans throw stones toward a U.S. airbase during a protest against the alleged 'Koran burning.' 'Protest is ongoing right now in front of Bagram airport gate and nearly 3,000 people are protesting right now,' said Roshana Khalid, a spokeswoman for Parwan provincial government.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — U.S. soldiers, background, stand along the perimeter gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — Afghan youth take cover from rubbers bullets shot by U.S. soldiers at the gates of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration Tuesday.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — Afghan demonstrators shout anti-U.S. slogans at the gate of Bagram airbase.

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Bagram, Afghanistan — An Afghan demonstrator holds a copy of a burned Koran, allegedly set on fire by U.S. soldiers, at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest. The copies of the burnt Korans and Islamic religious texts were obtained by Afghan workers contracted to work inside Bagram airbase, and presented to demonstrators gathered outside the military installation.

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