Coalition patrol disperses crowd in Parwan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

08.23.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan - The arrest of a villager by Afghan authorities reportedly sparked a large demonstration in the Bagram district of Parwan province, Aug. 23.

An estimated crowd of 300 Afghan civilians surrounded a coalition patrol and began throwing rocks and using steel bars to strike coalition vehicles. After several attempts to stop the attack and disperse the crowd, coalition troops received small-arms fire directed at them.

Coalition forces returned warning shots that impacted away from the crowd. There were no reports of Afghan civilian injuries.

"There are right ways and wrong ways of doing things," said Col. John C. Boyd, deputy commanding officer for Task Force Wolverine. "Rioting and violence are not solutions."

"A very important advancement under the Afghan government has been the creation of a court system wherein disputes are settled under the law,"
he added.

The incident is under investigation.

• Date Taken: 08.23.2010
• Date Posted: 08.23.2010 15:09
• Story ID: 55045
• Location: KABUL, AF