Friday, October 24, 2008

Thousands protest killing of Afghan civilians by Taliban

Seems like some Afghans are tired of the taliban.

"Death to the barbarian Taliban and Americans".

They always have to curse America don't they? Canada.com

MIHTARLAM, Afghanistan - Thousands of people took to the streets of eastern Afghanistan Friday to protest against the killing of 27 civilians by Taliban insurgents.

Witnesses said the victims, some as young as 15, were ordered off a bus by armed gunmen in the troubled Kandahar province on October 14 as they travelled to Iran in search of work.

Survivors told how they were lined up in small groups and shot at the roadside.[...]

Protesters on Friday chanted "Death to the barbarian Taliban and Americans" as they took to streets in Mihtarlam, the capital of Lahgman province in the east of the country.

"They were innocent civilians who wanted jobs and were on their way to Iran. They were killed. This is barbaric," protester Mujeeb-ul-Rehman told AFP.

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