Afghan Defense Ministry says US' offensive leaflet drop broke agreement

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�We will widen our attack on foreign soldiers following this insulting incident. The U.S. soldiers and their bases are going to be under serious attack in the near future.� Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK desk
Source/Credit: Stars and Stripes
By Phillip Walter Wellman | September 7, 2017

KABUL, Afghanistan � The U.S. military broke an agreement with Afghanistan�s Defense Ministry when it released propaganda flyers deemed offensive to Muslims without first getting clearance from Afghan defense officials, a spokesman said Thursday.

The incident sparked fears that a new wave of anti-American sentiment could sweep over Afghanistan just as Washington prepares to deploy thousands of additional troops to the country.

The leaflets dropped by aircraft on Tuesday in Parwan province, north of Kabul, included an image of a white dog about to be eaten by a lion. The Taliban�s banner � containing the Islamic statement of faith, �There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah� � was written on the side of the dog. The animal is considered impure in Islam.

�They have not coordinated this with us,� Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri said. �We are against it, that they published propaganda messages without our permission.�
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