President Barack Obama and his counterpart Hamid Karzai deplored, Wednesday, April 6, during a videoconference, the burning of a Quran in the U.S. and "strongly condemned the" murderous attack against the UN headquarters in Afghanistan on April 1. The two leaders met for about an hour at a time when Afghanistan was the scene of protests, some deadly, against the burning of the Muslim holy book, said the American presidency in a statement.
The two leaders "expressed their deep regret for the tragic loss of human lives" and said that "attack and kill innocent people is an affront to humanity and dignity." For the sixth consecutive day, about two thousand people protested, this time without significant violence, a gesture against the extremist American pastor, March 20.
Some demonstrators threw stones against the police, but "nobody was hurt," said a local official. At least 24 people - including seven foreign employees of the UN - were killed and nearly 140 injured between Friday and Sunday at Mazar-e-Sharif, the great northern city, then to Kandahar, the largest city in the South.
Since Monday, no major incidents were reported. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered investigations into the violence in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kandahar. 
The two leaders "expressed their deep regret for the tragic loss of human lives" and said that "attack and kill innocent people is an affront to humanity and dignity." For the sixth consecutive day, about two thousand people protested, this time without significant violence, a gesture against the extremist American pastor, March 20.
Some demonstrators threw stones against the police, but "nobody was hurt," said a local official. At least 24 people - including seven foreign employees of the UN - were killed and nearly 140 injured between Friday and Sunday at Mazar-e-Sharif, the great northern city, then to Kandahar, the largest city in the South.
Since Monday, no major incidents were reported. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered investigations into the violence in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kandahar.
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