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U.S. military says Afghan bibles have been destroyed

May 5, 2009

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KABUL, May 5 (Reuters) – Bibles in Afghan languages sent to a U.S. soldier at a base in Afghanistan were confiscated and destroyed to ensure that troops did not breach regulations which forbid proselytising, a military spokeswoman said. See also: Al Jazeera English ‘Witness for Jesus’ in Afghanistan The U.S. military has denied its soldiers...
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Al Jazeera English ‘Witness for Jesus’ in Afghanistan

May 4, 2009

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US soldiers have been encouraged to spread the message of their Christian faith among Afghanistan’s predominantly Muslim population, video footage obtained by Al Jazeera appears to show. Military chaplains stationed in the US air base at Bagram were also filmed with bibles printed in the country’s main Pashto and Dari languages. In one recorded sermon,...
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