Afghanistan

[hunter1]

U.S. military regrets ‘blasphemous' soccer balls for Afghans

KABUL — The U.S. military in Afghanistan on Monday expressed regret for a publicity campaign aimed at winning hearts and minds that ended up offending scores of Muslims.
U.S. troops on Friday dropped dozens of free soccer balls for soccer-mad Afghan children from helicopters in an area of southeastern Afghanistan, all marked with flags of various countries.
But the balls depicted the Saudi Arabian flag, which features the Islamic declaration of faith and includes the names of Allah and the Prophet Mohammed.
The idea of kicking something bearing their names is considered deeply offensive to Muslims.

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hock: Autsch...War sicher nicht böse gemeint, wird aber die Lage nicht grad verbessern.