Rioters tore through the capital of Afghanistan on Monday, chanting ”Death to America” and torching cars and buildings after United States troops shot dead at least four people following a traffic accident. Gunshots could be heard near Kabul’s diplomatic quarter as restaurants, shops, cars and dozens of police posts were set ablaze.

United States President George Bush arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for his first visit since US-led forces toppled the Taliban regime in 2001. Bush made the surprise stopover, landing at the US military base at Bagram, north of Kabul, as he headed to India to begin a maiden trip to South Asia