Outrage is growing in Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Koran by foreign troops at the Bagram military airbase. Earlier today, demonstrators stormed through Kabul, leading to a violent confrontation with Afghan troops. At least four people were killed and dozens wounded. The protests came after more than 2,000 Afghans rallied outside Bagram on Tuesday. The top NATO general in Afghanistan, General John Allen, apologized for the burning and said a probe is underway.

Gen. John Allen: “We’ve been dying alongside the Afghans for a long time, because we believe in them, we believe in their country, we want to have every opportunity to give them a bright future. So these are isolated incidents, and my apology to the Afghans has to be accompanied by my certainty to them, my assurance to them, that these kinds of incidents, when they do occur, we will move quickly to correct them, we will move quickly to hold people accountable.”