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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (13) Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Thousands protest Koran burning plan in Afghan north 10 Sep 2010 At least 5 still missing after California gas blast | Video 11 Sep 2010 Tensions over Koran spark isolated incidents on 9/11 | Video 11 Sep 2010 China raises pressure on Japan in sea dispute 8:52am EDT US scientists learn how to levitate tiny objects 07 Jan 2009 Two Afghans killed as Koran protests simmer 11:38am EDT Florida pastor's daughter says "he needs help" 10 Sep 2010 Iran ready to free detained American woman on bail 11:04am EDT Djokovic stands in way of Nadal's elusive slam 8:38am EDT Open victory reveals two sides of Clijsters 1:22am EDT Thousands protest Koran burning plan in Afghan north 10 Sep 2010 Florida pastor's daughter says "he needs help" 10 Sep 2010 Angelina Jolie upset over Koran-burning plan 08 Sep 2010 Portfolio: Daniel LeClair 09 Sep 2010 Special Report: Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars 10 Sep 2010 China raises pressure on Japan in sea dispute 8:52am EDT French New Wave film director Chabrol dies aged 80 10:24am EDT Iran ready to free detained American woman on bail 11:04am EDT US scientists learn how to levitate tiny objects 07 Jan 2009 At least 5 still missing after California gas blast | Video 11 Sep 2010 NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. NASDAQ delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here. Two Afghans killed as Koran protests simmer Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Afghans protest Koran burning for second day Sat, Sep 11 2010 Obama says Koran burning can badly damage U.S. abroad Fri, Sep 10 2010 Anti-Islam pastor called controlling, "mad" Fri, Sep 10 2010 New York imam says no meeting planned with pastor Fri, Sep 10 2010 Koran-burning plan is an attack on Islam: reports Fri, Sep 10 2010 Analysis & Opinion Religious tension marks Sept. 11 anniversary Washington Extra – Drawing the battle lines Related Topics U.S. » World » Afghanistan » A demonstrator holds a sign as he marches during a rally held in support of a proposed Islamic cultural centre and mosque in New York September 11, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi By Paul Tait KABUL | Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:38am EDT KABUL (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Sunday in a third straight day of violent Afghan protests sparked by a U.S. pastor's threat to burn copies of the Koran. Hundreds of Afghans kept up the angry demonstrations, some apparently unaware that pastor Terry Jones had dropped his plans. Two protesters were shot and killed in the eastern province of Logar, a district official said, taking the death toll since last Friday to three. The furor over Jones's plan -- a grave insult to Muslims who believe the Koran to be the literal word of God -- overshadowed the lead-up to commemorations of the September 11 hijacked airliner attacks on the United States. Other parts of the Muslim world saw protests last week but Sunday's violence was confined to Afghanistan, six days before a parliamentary election which the Taliban has vowed to disrupt. The United Nations' top diplomat in Afghanistan has said the protests risk delaying the election and warned that the Taliban, which has vowed to continue fighting until nearly 150,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan have left, could try to exploit popular anger over the issue. Poor security is already a major concern ahead of the vote, with more than 1,000 polling centers out of a planned 6,835 to remain closed. On Sunday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said a Taliban commander who had been plotting rocket attacks on polling stations had been killed in eastern Nangarghar a day earlier. The election is seen as a key test of stability in Afghanistan before President Barack Obama conducts a strategy review of the increasingly unpopular war in December. "DEATH TO AMERICA" Angry protesters chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Christians" clashed with security forces in Logar, south of the capital, on Sunday. Seven demonstrators were wounded, one seriously, when Afghan security forces opened fire to disperse hundreds of protesters marching to Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar, officials said. Mohammad Rahim Amin, chief of Baraki Barak district just west of Pul-e-Alam, said two of the wounded died later in hospital. The protesters threatened to attack foreign military bases. "The governor must give us an assurance that the church is not going to burn the Koran, otherwise we will attack foreign troop bases in our thousands," protester Mohammad Yahya said. Some of the protesters seemed not to know that Jones had called off his plan. Many in impoverished Afghanistan have limited access to news outlets and the Internet. Major Patrick Seiber, a spokesman for ISAF, said it was aware of more protests in Logar on Sunday and estimated the crowd at about 100, some wielding sticks and throwing stones. Four protesters were wounded in Logar on Saturday, a day after one was shot dead when an angry crowd attacked a German-run base in the northeast, one of many protests across the country. Protests had eased by later on Sunday. RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE Ceremonies in the United States on Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of the attacks by al Qaeda, which led to the ousting of the Taliban by U.S.-backed Afghan forces because it had harbored Osama bin Laden's group. The heated controversies over Jones's plan and over proposals to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque near the site of the toppled World Trade Center in New York highlighted a growing debate in the United States about religious tolerance. Hundreds of people favoring and opposing the cultural center and mosque gathered in New York for peaceful rallies hours after ceremonies in the city, and in Washington and Pennsylvania, to mark the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Obama had warned that burning copies of the Koran could hurt the United States deeply abroad, endanger U.S. troops in Afghanistan and risk attacks by al Qaeda. While Jones abandoned his plan, there were at least two incidents of abuse of the Koran in Lower Manhattan in New York on Saturday. Two evangelical preachers not affiliated with any mainstream church burned two copies of the Koran in Tennessee. Demonstrations over perceived desecration of Muslim symbols have led to dozens of deaths in Afghanistan in recent years, including after a Danish newspaper published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammad in 2005. Obama, who has sought to improve ties with the Muslim world frayed by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since the September 11 attacks, stressed religious tolerance in remarks at a memorial service in Washington on Saturday. (Additional reporting by Basil Katz and Edith Honan in NEW YORK, Kevin Gray in GAINESVILLE, Pascal Fletcher in MIAMI and Hamid Shalizi and Tim Gaynor in KABUL; Editing by Mark Trevelyan) U.S. World Afghanistan Comments See All Comments (13) | Post Comment Sep 11, 2010 10:32pm EDT Unfortunately Christians and Muslims have been kept apart for the past 1,300 years because they have been convinced by their teachers that irreconcilable differences exist between the Bible and the Qur’an. However, those who have honestly studied both books report harmony between their principal teachings. Walter Phillips’s study entitled Brothers Kept Apart found harmony without damaging the integrity of any verse, or compromising any teaching in either book. For example, both the Bible and the Qur’an acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah. However, he found conflict between Christian and Islamic religious traditions. Details about the compelling and explicit evidence is provided at BrothersKeptApart.com. Regards. BrotherSka Report As Abusive Sep 11, 2010 10:41pm EDT OK OK Haven’t you got enough mileage out of the 9/11 story? Let’s let it go. The media has to stop creating these kinds of problems. Find something positive to write about – must be something! We are all so tired of the hype created by the media. It was OK when our lives were more stable and prosperous – now it is a nail in the shoe! TMH4359 Report As Abusive Sep 11, 2010 10:45pm EDT I find it appalling that we as society can generalize the actions of a faction of individuals who praise a certian religion and jump to a conclusion that all of them are the same. We are not perfect by any means but we need to understand that out of the billion plus muslims that roam this earth yes there are small numbers that might complicate the image for muslims due to their actions, but they are not all the same!! Granted i do find it a bit difficult for muslims to install a building so close to groud zero just for the sake of respect of the carastrophic event that occured 9 years ago but we need to understand that every citizen in this country has the right to purchase a property and utilize it to the extent it may be used!! I seriously do think some people are just using the situation as an excuse to demonstrate their discomfort and disdain they have toward other religions and races. Why can’t we understand that this world is big enough for all of us and that no matter what God you pray to we are all the same. We as a whole are the beating heart of this world and we must believe that everyone has a right to be here and “LIVE”. We have our differences, we always will but we need to respect each other as humans, life is to precious to waste it by filling our lives with hate and negative energy!! Aremoy Report As Abusive Sep 12, 2010 12:32am EDT In honor of Sept. 11, we love America. This story makes a brief mention that nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9-11 attacks. I hope the little girl who could only watch the Food Channel because her dad was killed in the World Trade Center and she didn’t want to see any more of it on other channels isn’t looking at this. frankysbride Report As Abusive Sep 12, 2010 1:03am EDT ps- I could add that the people in the World Trade Center were killed in ~very~ horrible ways. And if anybody outside of America has a problem with a child having the ability to change channels, thankfully we still give our kids that opportunity, because we love them and think they are our future. =) Best wishes. frankysbride Report As Abusive Sep 12, 2010 1:47am EDT Who cares. 99.999% of the people in world could care less. People live their lives. But it’s the rest of you who think you control the world who think the rest of us give a dam. The press, politicians, other morons. Nobody cares. What the world really wants is Real leadership. China and a few other countries have Real leadership right now. But not the US. But not the US. But not the US. Think about it. 123456951 Report As Abusive Sep 12, 2010 2:25am EDT The ancient Greeks *created* democracy and ~never~ renounced it, and I have a photo of the hill in Athens where they created it. Democracy is fundamental to concerns of human beings, and it is the foundation of most societies outside of China. When you say that democracy is a wonderful thing but vulnerable, do you have anything more wonderful to replace it with? frankysbride Report As Abusive Sep 12, 2010 2:27am EDT In reading the threads above I read one that stated we should be more positive. I agree that I was too negative. The United States is still a great country, but I feel that it has lost it’s way. Time to get back to work my fellow Americans. No more complaining. Just Do, don’t talk. Build something. Praise something. Like something. Smile. Live. 123456951 Report As Abusive Sep 12, 2010 2:40am EDT The above comment stating that the US has lost its way was submitted by a person who has on this thread described the Chinese government as “my government.” I do not know whether this person is posting from China or the US or elsewhere, but I do not agree with this person’s comments. frankysbride Report As Abusive See All Comments (13) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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