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November 27, 2012

Afghanistan: Protesters Condemn Death Sentence for Afghan Soldier Accused of Killing French Troops 
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In Afghanistan, hundreds of students rallied Monday to demand the
release of an Afghan soldier sentenced to death for killing five French
servicemembers. Abdul Saboor was condemned to die by a military court
for the January shooting, one of dozens of insider attacks that have
killed more than 60 foreigners this year. On Monday, protesters
expressed outrage that no Western troops have been executed for the
deaths of hundreds of Afghan civilians in the more than decade-long war.
Hundreds of university students blocked a major highway as part of a
demonstration that also condemned Israel’s recent attacks in Gaza and
Pakistan’s cross-border shelling in Afghanistan. The protests come as
the United States is weighing plans to keep about 10,000 troops in
Afghanistan beyond a 2014 deadline.

 

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