Darvishan
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Darvishan is a town in the southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan
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In January 2010, Darvishan was the theatre of Taliban fanned violent anti-American
demonstrations, following rumors of a desecration
of the Qur'an
in a U.S.-led military operation and maltreatment of women in the village of Barcha, about 6 miles south of Darvishan, during a raid to detain insurgents .
U.S. military officials denied the rumors, but protests turned deadly before U.S. and Afghan officials met with community and tribal elders to defuse tensions, and security forces discouraged potential demonstrators from entering the town.
U.S. Marines were pelted with rocks and sprayed with gunfire in Darvishan as Taliban-led rioting roiled the town. One Afghan gunman was killed by a Marine sniper.
Rioting with gunfire and stone-throwing began in Darvishan when hundreds of demonstrators converged on an Afghan security force facility. This lasted about four hours. A number of trucks were set on fire, shops were looted and a school was set ablaze.
The allegations of desecrating the Qur'an stemmed from an operation of U.S. and Afghan forces which raided there a compound to detain suspected Taliban insurgents .
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
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In January 2010, Darvishan was the theatre of Taliban fanned violent anti-American
Anti-Americanism
The term Anti-Americanism, or Anti-American Sentiment, refers to broad opposition or hostility to the people, policies, culture or government of the United States...
demonstrations, following rumors of a desecration
Desecration
Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.-Detail:...
of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
in a U.S.-led military operation and maltreatment of women in the village of Barcha, about 6 miles south of Darvishan, during a raid to detain insurgents .
U.S. military officials denied the rumors, but protests turned deadly before U.S. and Afghan officials met with community and tribal elders to defuse tensions, and security forces discouraged potential demonstrators from entering the town.
U.S. Marines were pelted with rocks and sprayed with gunfire in Darvishan as Taliban-led rioting roiled the town. One Afghan gunman was killed by a Marine sniper.
Rioting with gunfire and stone-throwing began in Darvishan when hundreds of demonstrators converged on an Afghan security force facility. This lasted about four hours. A number of trucks were set on fire, shops were looted and a school was set ablaze.
The allegations of desecrating the Qur'an stemmed from an operation of U.S. and Afghan forces which raided there a compound to detain suspected Taliban insurgents .