Kabul: Afghanistan`s Ministry of Defence says six Afghan soldiers have been killed and 16 others wounded while trying to defuse a roadside bomb. The ministry says the soldiers died on Saturday in Mukar district of Baghdis province in western Afghanistan. In other parts of the country, thousands of Afghans demonstrated for a fifth day against the burning of Qurans at a US base. President Barack Obama and other US officials apologised and said it was a terrible mistake, but the incident has sparked protests across the country.
Bureau Report