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AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. General Allen, Commander ISAF, today issued the following statement: To the noble people of Afghanistan – I have ordered an investigation into a report I received during the night that ISAF personnel at Bagram Airbase improperly disposed of a large number of Islamic religious materials which included Korans. When we learned of these actions, we immediately intervened and stopped them. The materials recovered will be properly handled by appropriate religious authorities. We are thoroughly investigating the incident and we are taking steps to ensure this does not ever happen again. I assure you … I promise you … this was NOT intentional in any way. I offer my sincere apologies for any offense this may have caused, to the President of Afghanistan, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and most importantly, to the noble people of Afghanistan. I would like to thank the local Afghan people who helped us identify the error, and who worked with us to immediately take corrective action. Manana, Tashakur. |
Source: isaf.nato.int
