US troops in Afghanistan (file photo)US-led foreign forces in the Afghan province of Logar have handed over the body of a local man to his family with his hands cut off.
Local officials in Charkh district said on Saturday that Amir Mohammad, 65, had been in custody of foreign forces for six days over alleged links to the Taliban, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Abdul Vali Vakil, head of Logar's provincial council, said Mohammad had no connection with militants and “was an innocent citizen.”
Residents say Mohammad's family was so shocked and angry at the atrocity that they did not want to take the body.
American soldiers operating under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are stationed in Logar.
The Afghan detainee's death comes after hundreds of Logar residents took to streets on Friday for a third day to condemn night raids in the region carried out by foreign forces.
Protesters were angry at the detention of two civilians by NATO forces and vowed to continue protests until the detainees are released.
In another incident, at least 11 protesters were killed and more than 50 were injured in Afghanistan's northern city of Taloqan on Tuesday night. Protesters were rallying in front of a German base in the city to express anger at the killing of civilians by foreign forces when German soldiers opened fire on them.
This comes at a time when Petraeus made his annual 'take it easy with the civilian killings' speech as the civilian victim toll continues to rise.
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