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An Afghan man aims a sling shot toward US soldiers at the gate of Bagram airbase during a protest against Koran desecration on February 21, 2012 at Bagram about 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of Kabul
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Open quoteThis means they burned our faith, our honor and our lives. Close quote

  • MOHAMMED ASIF,
  • an enraged Afghan, on the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy text, by NATO personnel in Afghanistan
Photo: SHAH MARAI / AFP / Getty Images | Source: NYT