北約：阿富汗槍手打死2名聯軍
NATO officials say someone wearing an Afghan army uniform has shot dead two coalition service members in eastern Afghanistan, while protests over the burning of Qurans at a NATO facility continued for a third day. It was not immediately clear if the NATO deaths Thursday were related to the demonstrations that have erupted across the country. But the Taliban issued a statement earlier calling on Afghans to launch attacks on foreign targets in retaliation for the desecration of the Muslim holy book. Hundreds of protesters attacked a U.S.-run base in eastern Laghman province, where they stormed the walls and threw rocks. In northern Baghlan province, officials said gunfire killed one protester and wounded at least two police officers.
Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said it has received a letter from U.S. President Barack Obama formally apologizing for the incident.
In the letter, Obama expresses his "deep regret" and offers his "sincere apologies." He writes that "the error was inadvertent" and that officials will take the "appropriate steps" to avoid any recurrence and hold those accountable responsible.北約官員說，身穿阿富汗軍服的男子在阿富汗東部打死兩名聯軍士兵。同時，北約基地焚燒可蘭經引起的抗議活動進入第三天。目前還不清楚北約士兵星期四的死亡事件是否與阿富汗各地爆發的示威活動有關。但塔利班早些時候發表聲明，呼籲阿富汗人襲擊外國軍事基地，對北約基地焚燒穆斯林神聖的可蘭經進行報復。數百名抗議者襲擊了阿富汗東部省份拉格曼的一個美軍基地，他們搗毀圍牆並投擲石塊。在北部的巴格蘭省，有關官員說，一名抗議者被開槍打死，至少兩名警察受傷。
與此同時，阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊的辦公室說，他們收到了美國總統奧巴馬對此事發出的正式道歉信。奧巴馬在信中表達了他“深深的遺憾”，並做出“真誠道歉”。他寫道，“這(焚書)是無意之舉”，並表示，有關官員將採取“適當措施”避免再次發生這類事件，並追究肇事者的責任。
