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Thursday, June 21, 2012
US ‘spares’ its soldiers for burning holy QuranKABUL: US soldiers involved in burning the copies of the holy Quran in Afghanistan may face only administrative discipline, a US official said, a move that could deepen frustration among Afghans seeking more serious punishment for a series of public American missteps there this year. A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday that an investigation into the February incident on a NATO military base near Kabul concluded with recommendations for administrative action for the military personnel involved. Such action might include a written reprimand or docked pay, but not job loss or criminal charges, the official said. The office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai declined to comment on the possible move by the Pentagon. Nazir Ahmad Hanafi, an influential member of Afghanistan’s parliament and deputy head of its judicial committee, said relatively light punishment for the soldiers involved would have “dangerous consequences”. reuters
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