Afghans demand end to foreign troops in Kabul protest

Afghans demand end to foreign troops in Kabul protest

On the eve of Oct. 7 the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led war against Taliban and al-Qaida network in Afghanistan, hundreds of Afghans took to the street against the United States in downtown Kabul on Thursday, demanding an end to the U.S. military presence in the country.

Carrying banners demanding the U.S. and NATO forces to leave the country, the protesters called for an early end to the war in their war-ravaged country.

"On October 7, 2001, the U.S. and allies invaded Afghanistan under the fake banners of 'democracy', 'war on terror' and 'women' s rights'. The decade-long occupation of Afghanistan has turned our country into a hell on the earth," said a resolution read out at the end of the peaceful demonstration organized by a political party, the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan.

In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the U.S.-led alliance launched an offensive against Taliban regime and toppled it within weeks for harboring the al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of strikes on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon.

Editor: Mo Hong'e

English.news.cn   2011-10-06 17:34:46 FeedbackPrintRSS
KABUL, Oct. 6 (Xinhua)