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Afghan airport hit by Taliban 'revenge' car bombing Afghan Taliban set off car bomb at Jalalabad airport
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A Taliban suicide car bomber has killed at least nine people and wounded 10 others in an attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan.A Taliban suicide car bomber has killed at least nine people and wounded 10 others in an attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan.
The insurgents said the bombing was in revenge for a Koran-burning incident at a US air base a week ago. The insurgents said the bombing was in revenge for a Koran-burning incident at a US air base near Kabul a week ago.
The burning, which the US says was unintentional, has sparked violent protests across the country.The burning, which the US says was unintentional, has sparked violent protests across the country.
Nato said it had no reports of international forces being among the casualties in Jalalabad.Nato said it had no reports of international forces being among the casualties in Jalalabad.
The airport serves both civilian and international military aircraft. Witnesses reported seeing at least four destroyed cars at the gates.The airport serves both civilian and international military aircraft. Witnesses reported seeing at least four destroyed cars at the gates.
'Late reaction'
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email to media: "This attack is revenge against those soldiers who burned our Koran.''Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email to media: "This attack is revenge against those soldiers who burned our Koran.''
President Hamid Karzai has appealed for calm amid anger at the incident at Bagram air base near Kabul.President Hamid Karzai has appealed for calm amid anger at the incident at Bagram air base near Kabul.
In his televised address on Sunday, Mr Karzai "condemned with the strongest words" the treatment of the Korans but added: "Now that we have shown our feelings it is time to be calm and peaceful."In his televised address on Sunday, Mr Karzai "condemned with the strongest words" the treatment of the Korans but added: "Now that we have shown our feelings it is time to be calm and peaceful."
But the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says Western officials have complained that the Afghan leadership, including Mr Karzai, did not do enough to stop the violence.
Several Western diplomats said they would have preferred the Afghan president deliver a video address swiftly and ask for an immediate end to violence by demonstrators. But they say his late reaction allowed violent protests to continue, according to our correspondent.
ManhuntManhunt
More than 30 people have been killed in the past five days, and further violence broke out on Sunday. More than 30 people have been killed in the past five days, and there was further violence on Sunday.
Muslims consider the Koran the literal word of God and treat each book with deep reverence.Muslims consider the Koran the literal word of God and treat each book with deep reverence.
Various apologies from Nato and the US over the last week failed to cool the anger on the streets. In Sunday's violence: Various apologies from Nato and the US over the last week failed to cool the anger on the streets.
  • A grenade was thrown into a Nato base in northern Kunduz province during a protest, injuring several Nato personnel.
  • Some 4,000 people took to the streets in Aybal, in northern Samangan province, attacking a police station and a US base.
Meanwhile, Afghan authorities are still hunting a 25-year-old Afghan policeman believed to have shot dead two senior Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday.Meanwhile, Afghan authorities are still hunting a 25-year-old Afghan policeman believed to have shot dead two senior Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday.
Afghan officials named the suspect as a police intelligence officer, Abdul Saboor, from Parwan province.Afghan officials named the suspect as a police intelligence officer, Abdul Saboor, from Parwan province.
The dead Nato officers are believed to have been American officers. The dead Nato officers are believed to have been Americans.
On Sunday France and Germany followed the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan government institutions in the wake of the killings. It is unclear how long the withdrawal will last. The US, Britain, France and Germany have now withdrawn civilian staff from Afghan institutions. It is unclear how long the withdrawal will last.
But removing military advisers will paralyse important areas such as technical support, intelligence sharing and many ongoing security operations, says the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul.
It disconnects the Afghan government's co-ordination with Isaf, says our correspondent, and could not have come at a worse time, with attacks taking place on police and army positions across several provinces.