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Originally Posted by Azure

Tensions are on a rise? Just because a bunch of dumbass protestors throw rocks?

This is from the article:

The riot was the worst in Kabul since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban in late 2001. It erupted in the city's northern suburbs before spreading into the city center and then to other areas frequented by foreigners, including areas near U.S. and NATO bases.

Also:

AP Television News video showed hundreds of angry young men hurling rocks at what appeared to be three U.S. military trucks and three dun-colored Humvees as they sped from the area after the crash, their windscreens cracked by the stones. A machine gun mounted on one of the Humvees fired into the air over the crowd as the vehicle sped away.
The riot continued for hours into the afternoon.

So does that sound like just "a bunch of dumbasses"? I'm not one to prognosticate on what this means for "tensions" in the area, but it doesn't seem quite right to me to dismiss it as if it were Whyte Ave. after an Oilers win. This seems to me to be much more dire and serious.

Never mind what is the major bombshell for me:

Afghans often complain about what they call the aggressive driving tactics of the U.S. military. Convoys often pass through crowded areas at high speed and sometimes disregard road rules. The U.S. military says such tactics are necessary to protect the troops from attack.

This is the SAFE part of Afghanistan? Yikes.