CHARIKAR (PAN): US troops have shot injured a man and detained five others during a protest against the alleged burning of the Quran at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province.

“Late on Monday, foreign soldiers burnt a few copies of the holy book along with garbage on the airfield,” an Afghan worker on the base, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Afghans working on the base, condemning the act, entered a physical fight with the US troops, Sameer said. Five workers were detained, he added.

The workers later informed local officials and residents, who gathered in front of the base to protest the alleged desecration, Sameer said.

PAJHWOK/Farid Tanha