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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.
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvishan
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Coordinates: 31°6'55"N 64°11'10"E
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