KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials and witnesses say police have shot dead eight people at a demonstration in the south of the country, but accounts differed as to whether the dead were unarmed protesters or militants.Kandahar Provincial Police Chief Gen. Abdul Raziq said Taliban insurgents infiltrated the Wednesday demonstration in the town of Maiwand.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=89314