Afghans burn an effigy of President Barack Obama during a protest over the alleged burning of Korans at Bagram airbase, in Ghani Khail, Feb. 24, 2012.
Afghan demonstrators shout anti-US slogans during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 24, 2012.
An Afghan policeman uses his baton to disperse demonstrators during a protest in Kabul on Feb. 24, 2012.
Afghan policemen run toward a crowd of demonstrators during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 24, 2012.
Afghan policemen clash with demonstrators during a protest in Kabul on Feb. 24, 2012.
An Afghan shopkeeper watches demonstrators during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 24, 2012.
An Afghan policeman runs for cover during clashes with protesters in Kabul, Feb. 24, 2012.
Afghans shout anti-US slogans during a demonstration in Mehterlam, Laghman provinceeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2012. Afghan police on Thursday fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to break into an American military base in the country's east to vent their anger over this week's Koran
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Demonstrators run as they shout anti-US slogans during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 23, 2012. The Taliban exhorted Afghans to attack and kill foreign troops to avenge the alleged burning of copies of the Koran at a US-run base, but stopped short of cutting off contacts with American officials in Qatar.
Afghan policemen form a line outside an American military base during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2012.
Afghan policemen fire at a crowd during clashes with protestors demonstrating against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 23, 2012.
An Afghan man shouts for help as he attends to a wounded protester in Kabul, Feb. 23, 2012.
Afghan policemen carry a wounded demonstrator during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 23, 2012.
Afghan protesters burn a U.S. flag during a protest in Helmand province Feb. 23, 2012.
Afghan men shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest in Kabul, Feb. 23, 2012. Hundreds of angry Afghans gathered in a third day of violent clashes after copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, were burned at NATO's main base in Afghanistan.
Afghan riot policemen run during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 23, 2012.
An Afghan police officer fires in to the air to disperse protesters during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kabul, Feb. 23, 2012.
Afghan protesters shout anti-U.S. slogans during a protest at a mosque in the western city of Herat Feb. 23, 2012.
Afghan demonstrators throw rocks at police near a US military base in Kabul, Feb 22, 2012, during a protest against Koran desecration. Furious Afghans threw rocks and screamed "death to America", setting fire to shops and vehicles as gunshots rang out during a second day of protests.
Fuel burns at a protest near a U.S. military base in Kabul, Feb. 22, 2012. Several people were wounded on Wednesday, witnesses said, when shots were fired as hundreds of angry Afghans gathered in a second day of violent demonstrations.
An Afghan man points to blood on a street during a protest near a U.S. military base in Kabul, Feb. 22, 2012.
Afghan protesters throw rocks at a water canon parked near a U.S. military base in Kabul, Feb. 22, 2012.
An Afghan policeman runs away from projectiles in Kabul, Feb. 22, 2012.
Afghans carry a boy wounded during a demonstration over NATO's alleged Koran desecration in Jalalabad province, Feb. 22, 2012.
An Afghan man, wounded during an anti-US demonstration is wheeled into a Kabul hospital, Feb. 22, 2012.
Smoke from a burning truck plumes outside a NATO military base during an anti-U.S. protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2012.
Afghan policemen march towards protesters during a protest near a U.S. military base in Kabul, Feb. 22, 2012.
Afghan demonstrators clash with police during a protest against Koran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 22, 2012.
An Afghan policeman keeps watch during a protest near a U.S. military base in Kabul, Feb. 22, 2012.
Afghan demonstrators hold copies of half-burnt Korans, allegedly set on fire by USsoldiers, at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration on Feb. 21, 2012. The copies of the burnt Korans and Islamic religious texts were obtained by Afghan workers contracted to work inside Bagram air base, and
... presented to demonstrators gathered outside the military installation. Afghan protesters, firing slingshots and petrol bombs, besieged one of the largest US-run military bases in Afghanistan, furious over reports that NATO desecrated copies of the Koran. Guards at Bagram airbase responded by firing rubber bullets from a watchtower. MORE
Protesters show copies of the Koran allegedly set alight by US soldiers, during a protest against Koran desecration at the gate of Bagram airbase, about 40 miles north of Kabul, Feb. 21, 2012.
Afghan youths throw stones at US soldiers standing by the gate of Bagram airbase, Feb. 21, 2012.
An Afghan man aims a sling shot at U.S. soldiers on Feb. 21, 2012.
Protesters throw stones in the direction of U.S. soldiers standing at the gate of Bagram airbase on Feb. 21, 2012.
US soldiers watch the protest from the perimeter gate of Bagram airbase on Feb. 21, 2012.
Afghan demonstrators throw stones at US soldiers standing at the gate of Bagram on Feb. 21, 2012.
Protesters take cover from a volley of rubber bullets fired by U.S. soldiers guarding Bagram on Feb. 21, 2012.
A wounded Afghan boy stands at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration on Feb. 21, 2012.
A demonstrator aims an air gun at U.S. soldiers at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration on Feb. 21, 2012.
An Afghan protester holds a half-burnt copy of Islamic religious text, allegedly set on fire by U.S. soldiers, at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram on Feb. 21, 2012.
