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2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_Quran_burning_protests


                                                                                                         Coordinates: 34°56′46″N 69°15′54″E


         From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

         A series of protests took place early this year in response to
         the burning of Islamic religious material by soldiers from the              2012 Afghanistan Quran burning
         United States of America Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.                               protests
         International condemnation[4] followed the burning of                                 Part of War in Afghanistan
         copies of the Quran, on 22 February 2012, from the library
         that is used by inmates at the base's detention facility. The
         protests included domestic riots which caused at least 41
         deaths and at least 270 injuries.[3][5]




                 1 Background
                 2 Protests and violence
                 3 Reactions                                                        Bagram Airfield, where the Quran burnings took
                 4 References                                                                            place.

                                                                                 Date             22 February 2012[1] – 27 February
                                                                                                  2012
                                                                                 Location              Afghanistan
                                                                                 Status           Ongoing
         Bagram Airfield is one of the largest American military bases
         in Afghanistan, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the            Causes           Quran desecration
         Afghan capital Kabul.[6] The Parwan Detention Facility,                 Characteristics Demonstrations, riots and
         located at the base, houses hundreds of Taliban, al Qaeda                               assassinations
         and other captured militants.
                                                                                                  Deaths and injuries
         In February 2012, two Afghan-American interpreters at the                         Deaths: 41[2]
         base removed 1,652 damaged books and Islamic texts from                      Injuries: At least 270[3]
         the library at the Parwan Detention Facility (including 48
         copies of the Quran), and boxed them for storage. On 22
         February, several members of the United States armed forces apparently mistakenly sent them to an incinerator
         to be burned. Several Afghan garbage collectors working at the base reported finding a number of charred books
         and quickly notified an Afghan National Army commander.[3][7][8]

         John R. Allen, commander of ISAF and US forces in Afghanistan,[5] said the books were taken from the library
         that is used by inmates at the detention facility. He said the religious material was removed from the library due
         to the presence of "extremist inscriptions" on them, further noting "an appearance that these documents were
         being used to facilitate extremist communications."[9]




         Muslims responded with nationwide protests, which turned into riots.[10][10][11][12] Protesters expressed
         anti-American sentiments, and also dissatisfaction with the Afghanistan president, with the media reporting
                                                                                        [13]


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  • 1. 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_Quran_burning_protests Coordinates: 34°56′46″N 69°15′54″E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A series of protests took place early this year in response to the burning of Islamic religious material by soldiers from the 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning United States of America Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. protests International condemnation[4] followed the burning of Part of War in Afghanistan copies of the Quran, on 22 February 2012, from the library that is used by inmates at the base's detention facility. The protests included domestic riots which caused at least 41 deaths and at least 270 injuries.[3][5] 1 Background 2 Protests and violence 3 Reactions Bagram Airfield, where the Quran burnings took 4 References place. Date 22 February 2012[1] – 27 February 2012 Location Afghanistan Status Ongoing Bagram Airfield is one of the largest American military bases in Afghanistan, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the Causes Quran desecration Afghan capital Kabul.[6] The Parwan Detention Facility, Characteristics Demonstrations, riots and located at the base, houses hundreds of Taliban, al Qaeda assassinations and other captured militants. Deaths and injuries In February 2012, two Afghan-American interpreters at the Deaths: 41[2] base removed 1,652 damaged books and Islamic texts from Injuries: At least 270[3] the library at the Parwan Detention Facility (including 48 copies of the Quran), and boxed them for storage. On 22 February, several members of the United States armed forces apparently mistakenly sent them to an incinerator to be burned. Several Afghan garbage collectors working at the base reported finding a number of charred books and quickly notified an Afghan National Army commander.[3][7][8] John R. Allen, commander of ISAF and US forces in Afghanistan,[5] said the books were taken from the library that is used by inmates at the detention facility. He said the religious material was removed from the library due to the presence of "extremist inscriptions" on them, further noting "an appearance that these documents were being used to facilitate extremist communications."[9] Muslims responded with nationwide protests, which turned into riots.[10][10][11][12] Protesters expressed anti-American sentiments, and also dissatisfaction with the Afghanistan president, with the media reporting [13] 1 of 1 4/3/2012 9:22 PM