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Afghanistan: 'Twelve dead' at protest over Nato raid Afghanistan: 'Twelve dead' at protest over Nato raid
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At least 12 people have been killed in northern Afghanistan during a protest against an overnight raid by Nato and Afghan forces, hospital sources have told the BBC. At least 12 people have been killed in northern Afghanistan during a protest against a Nato-led raid, hospital sources have told the BBC.
About 80 demonstrators were injured in the clashes in the city of Taloqan. The clashes with security forces in the city of Taloqan left 80 others injured.
Security officials said some of the demonstrators were armed. Some 2,000 demonstrators, some of them armed, took part. They looted shops and tried to attack a German army base.
They were protesting against the raid in which four people - who Nato said were insurgents - were killed. Four people, two of them women, were killed in the Nato-led raid. Nato said they were insurgents. Protesters and local police say all were civilians.
An official in the city said that the Afghan National Army and a rapid reaction force had been deployed in the city and the situation was now mostly under control. Civilians deaths at the hands of Nato forces is a major cause of anger among Afghans.
The official said that some of the 2,000 demonstrators were armed and had destroyed public and private property. He said reinforcements had been called into Taloqan from neighbouring Kunduz province. An official in Taloqan said that the Afghan National Army and a rapid reaction force had been deployed and the situation was now mostly under control. Reinforcements had been called in from neighbouring Kunduz province, he said.
The violence appears to have begun when protesters angered over the night-time raid placed the bodies of those killed in the main square of Taloqan. The official said that some of the 2,000 demonstrators were armed and had destroyed public and private property.
Unpopular raidsUnpopular raids
The violence appears to have begun when protesters angered over the night-time raid by American and Afghan forces placed the bodies of those killed in the main square of Taloqan.
They chanted slogans against the US and President Hamid Karzai and threw stones against a German military base and a police office.They chanted slogans against the US and President Hamid Karzai and threw stones against a German military base and a police office.
Some carried axes and shovels and shops were looted. Some of the crowd carried axes and shovels. Reports say two German soldiers were injured in the unrest.
The Nato-led mission says that two women and two men were killed in the night raid. It said that the women were armed, one with an assault rifle, the other with a pistol. The Nato-led mission says that two women and two men were killed in the night raid on the outskirts of the city. It said that the women were armed, one with an assault rifle, the other with a pistol.
But the demonstrators insist that all four were civilians.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul says that female insurgents are rare, but not unheard of.The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul says that female insurgents are rare, but not unheard of.
Our correspondent says that night raids are deeply unpopular, but have been effective at finding and killing insurgent commanders.Our correspondent says that night raids are deeply unpopular, but have been effective at finding and killing insurgent commanders.
They form a key part of Nato's counter-insurgency strategy - but many Afghans, including President Karzai - have said they must end.They form a key part of Nato's counter-insurgency strategy - but many Afghans, including President Karzai - have said they must end.
A few days ago the accidental killing by foreign troops of a 15-year-old boy led to a demonstration in Nagahar province. There one protester was killed and five wounded. A few days ago the accidental killing by foreign troops of a 15-year-old boy led to a demonstration in Nangarhar province in which one protester was killed and five wounded.