Afghan protest over 'burnt Koran'

[GuestFellow]

There have been protests in the Afghan capital, Kabul, over allegations that foreign troops in the country burnt a copy of the Koran.

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[nocturnal]

I saw a report about this in the news. The Americans are claiming that it's propaganda being spread by the Taliban to foment trouble. I don't quite understand why they'd do something like that when they've pretty much got most of the country outside Kabul and certain parts of Helmand under control anyway. Or maybe this is just a case of false hearsay that spreads and quickly gains momentum. Or possibly even a sinister attempt to influence the run-off polls between Abdullah and Karzai, you never know. In Afghanistan, anything is possible.

[Rasema]

Kuffis can do whatever they want, they won't do it as long as they'd like.

[nocturnal]

Kuffis can do whatever they want, they won't do it as long as they'd like.

Yes, but why would they undermine their already beleagured position in Afghanistan. They're stranded in what is essentially an intracatable, unwinnable war with no exit strategy. They have scant credibility with the Afghan populace and are facing a ferocious and sustained insurgency by the Taliban. Unless this was something that happened among some lower-ranking troops in the US military and their superiors are trying to cover it up by ascribing blame to the Taliban for propagating rumours.

[Rasema]

Yes, but why would they undermine their already beleagured position in Afghanistan. They're stranded in what is essentially an intracatable, unwinnable war with no exit strategy. They have scant credibility with the Afghan populace and are facing a ferocious and sustained insurgency by the Taliban. Unless this was something that happened among some lower-ranking troops in the US military and their superiors are trying to cover it up by ascribing blame to the Taliban for propagating rumours.

Because they can. My response applied to everybody. Do I seem like a politisian to you? I didn't even watch the clip.

[Woodrow]

There is no reason to doubt the incident happened. The question should be "Why would such a thing happen?"





this does not nor will it ever serve the interest of the occupiers. It does not seem logical that any policy would order or desire such an act. This can only worsen the situation for troops who have no desire to be in Afghanistan..

The most logical answer would be it is individuals acting out of either ignorance or blind, stupid hatred.

[titus]

There is no reason to doubt the incident happened

Other than the fact that NATO and local authorities all say things to the contrary? There is plenty of reason to doubt.

If this did happen it was the act of isolated, immature soldiers and the reaction of the Afghanis is uncalled for. They have much more important things to be doing with their time. No wonder the Taliban can recruit people when they can be distracted by something that is, in the big scheme of things, trivial and unproven.

[Alphadude]

it could be taliban spreading the that propaganda is being spread by the Taliban or it could be america doing this who knows

[GuestFellow]

It is pretty much what khalid84 said. I don't know what happened.

[Wyatt]

Either way, even if a Qur'an were burned, it's no reason to protest. People may feel defensive, but they should brush it off knowing that Allah probably cares more about the safety and control of the people than a print of the holy book.

If something like that didn't get to people so personally, you wouldn't have insults left and right making Muslims look bad [via the media] by reacting so much.

I think it's likely that it's propaganda, but really wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened. Americans can be extremely dense and ignorant, and a lot of the times, that's why they join the army in the first place.

To me, a set of priorities needs to be straightened out.

On both sides.