At least 10 people were killed and 83 wounded in the city of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, on the second day of violent protests following the burning of a Quran at the hands of a fundamentalist Christian in America. A suicide bomber also struck a NATO military base in the capital Kabul, a day after protesters razed a UN-led mission in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing seven foreign officials in the worst attack on UN in Afghanistan.
It also killed two Afghan policemen, according to official data. Violence is at its worst in the country in months and comes as Afghanistan prepares for the first stage of the delivery of safety management the Afghan army. The attacks were caused by anger at the burning of a Koran, directed by Terry Jones Christian extremist preacher.
The event went almost unnoticed in Afghanistan, but after criticism from President Hamid Karzai and called to do justice on Friday, thousands took to the streets of several cities to denounce Jones. 
It also killed two Afghan policemen, according to official data. Violence is at its worst in the country in months and comes as Afghanistan prepares for the first stage of the delivery of safety management the Afghan army. The attacks were caused by anger at the burning of a Koran, directed by Terry Jones Christian extremist preacher.
The event went almost unnoticed in Afghanistan, but after criticism from President Hamid Karzai and called to do justice on Friday, thousands took to the streets of several cities to denounce Jones.
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