The US has apologised to the people of Afghanistan on the “inappropriate treatment” of the holy Quran by American soldiers at the Bagram Airbase in a central Afghan province.
“We apologise to the Afghan people and disapprove of such conduct in the strongest possible terms,” the White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, told reporters at his daily news conference when asked about the incident at the Bagram air base resulting in an outrage in the country.
“This was a deeply unfortunate incident that does not reflect the great respect our military has for the religious practices of the Afghan people,” Carney said.
