Afghan students hold anti-US rally

Hundreds of Afghan university students held an anti-US rally in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar in protest at the recent massacre of 17 Afghan civilians by an American soldier, according to Press TV. Shouting anti-US slogans, the university students took to the streets of Jalalabad on Tuesday to call for the trial of those behind the tragic incident. The demonstration comes in the wake of an appeal by the Afghan lawmakers for the public trial of the American troops involved in the massacre that has triggered angry calls for an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. On Sunday, a US soldier opened fire on Afghan civilians inside their homes, killing at least 17 and injuring several others in the district of Panjwaii in southern Kandahar Province. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned the bloodshed, calling it an unforgiveable act.

US President Barack Obama only expressed condolences over the massacre and claimed he would hold accountable anyone responsible for the "tragic and shocking" incident