NATO withdraws staff from Afghan ministries after shooting
- Published: 26/02/2012 at 07:33 AM
- Online news: Asia
NATO on Saturday pulled all its staff out of Afghan government ministries after two US military advisors were shot dead in the interior ministry, as anti-US protests raged for a fifth day.
Afghan demonstrators shout anti US-slogans during a protest against Koran desecration in Kunduz. NATO on Saturday pulled all its staff out of Afghan government ministries after two US military advisors were shot dead in the interior ministry, as anti-US protests raged for a fifth day.
Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the shooting, saying it was in revenge for the burning of Korans at a US-run military base -- an incident that forced US President Barack Obama to apologise to the Afghan people.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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