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NATO says the decision to dispose the texts was a mistake, but denies that copies of the Quran were burned [Reuters]

The US has apologised for inappropriate treatment of religious material in Afghanistan, after hundreds of angry Afghans protested over reports that US forces burned copies of the Quran.

Leon Panetta, the US secretary of defence, called the incident “deeply unfortunate” in remarks on Tuesday. He echoed his top commander General John Allen’s call for “swift and decisive action to investigate this matter”.

“These actions do not represent the views of the United States military. We honour and respect the religious practices of the Afghan people, without exception,” he said. 

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