this man, pavel, local head of the u.n., found beaten and left in a ditch. earlier, inside the compound, attackers had put a gun to his head. they'd killed his colleagues and asked him to prove he was muslim. he isn't, but he convinced them he was by reciting the koran. they beat him up but let him go. >> he knew the culture and respected the afghan religion, which is islam, but different islam, not islam of those that want to manipulate. >> reporter: protests were ignited after fringe pastor terry jones burned a koran. he remains apologetic. >> we do not feel responsible, no. >> reporter: what's your message to someone like that? >> if he did look at me at this moment i would tell him my three colleagues died and seven altogether died, were very good people so you should be feeling guilty. >> reporter: more than 20 people have died in the protests and officials fear the anger might only get worse. nick schifrin, abc news, kabul. >>> now to target libya and today, the u.s. ended its role flying combat missions over that country, saying that work will now be