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March 9, 2008

Thousands of Afghans Continue to Protest Prophet Cartoon, Dutch Film
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denounce upcoming Dutch film that reportedly criticizes Koran





Afghan student joins a demonstration against the reproduction of
cartoons insulting the Prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers and an
upcoming Dutch film criticizing the Quran, Afghanistan, 09 March
2008Thousands of Afghan students have held another protest against the
reprinting of a Danish cartoon showing the Prophet Muhammad wearing a
bomb-shaped turban.

The latest demonstration came Sunday in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

The protesters shouted slogans against Denmark and the Netherlands and
denounced an upcoming Dutch film that reportedly criticizes the Koran.
They also called for Danish and Dutch troops to be expelled from the
NATO-led force in Afghanistan.

On Saturday, thousands of people marched through the western city of
Herat.

Muslims consider any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous.

The cartoon published in Denmark was one of 12 that led to deadly
riots across the Muslim world when they were first published in 2006.

Several Danish newspapers reprinted the cartoon last month in a show
of support for the cartoonist, after police said they had uncovered a
plot to kill him.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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