Kabul: Four people were killed on Friday when anti-US protests turned violent in the western province of Herat, bringing the overall death toll during four days of demonstrations to at least 19, officials said.
Two died as demonstrators surged towards the US consulate in Herat city while two more were killed in Adraskan district, provincial spokesman Moheedin Noori told AFP.
“In Herat city we have one civilian protester and one military person killed,” he said.
A security official earlier told AFP that two demonstrators had been killed in a bid to storm the US consulate.
In Kabul, security forces fired into the air to stop hundreds marching towards NATO headquarters, and at least one demonstrator was wounded as crowds shouted “death to America”. (AFP)