People stage protest demonstration in Helmand

HELMAND, Jan. 31 - A lager number of the people swarmed a demonstration in the bazaar of Sangeen district in Helmand province on Sunday.

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the district office in protest of yesterday's incident which occurred in the Sarwan Kala in this district, in which the U.S helicopter intercepted a civilian vehicle carrying the caskets of two drivers martyred in the US airstrikes three days ago in the Dushtan area of this district.

The U.S troops after intercepting the vehicle martyred two civilians and held 2 civilians as captives along with an elderly woman and carried them as well as the corpses of the two martyrs along with them.

According to recent news, the protest was still in progress till the afternoon hours of Sunday and a great number of people rallied in protest, demanding the release of the three captives and the corpses of the two martyrs withheld by the U.S troops.

However, the authorities and government officials have not reached any affirmative action regarding the demands of the civilians.

Source: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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