Afghans protesters block highway over killings of civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says hundreds of villagers have blocked a major highway in eastern Nangarhar province to denounce the killings of civilians during an ongoing military operation against militants there.
Wednesday’s rally is taking place on the road linking the provincial capital, Jalalabad, and the Torkham border crossing with neighboring Pakistan.
The Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, Attahullah Khogyani, says an investigation is underway to find out