President Barack Obama has apologised to the Afghan people for the burning of Korans by American troops at a US base.<\/p>\n
In a letter to President Hamid Karzai, Mr Obama expressed his “deep regret” and said the incident earlier this week was a genuine mistake.<\/p>\n
Demonstrations against the desecration have continued for a third day across northern and eastern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Two foreign soldiers, believed to be Americans, have been killed, along with at least six Afghan people.<\/p>\n
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Crowds shouting “death to Obama” have been throwing stones and setting fire to the US flag.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the Taliban has called on Afghans to kill and beat all invading forces in revenge for “insulting” the Koran.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
On the principle that one might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb, why not get it over with, burn all the Korans, replace them with Bibles, withdraw all the troops, light the blue touchpaper and stand clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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