{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"U.S. Troops Unaware Koran a Holy Book?","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article122736.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article122736.html'\u003EU.S. Troops Unaware Koran a Holy Book?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EU.S. military members in Afghanistan did not know that the Koran was a holy book.  That was the preposterous excuse put forward last week by Brigadier General Bryan G. Watson, who investigated the burning earlier this year at the Parwan Detention Facility of approximately 100 Korans.  He recommended against any prosecution of the officers and soldiers involved.  General Watson stated that U.S. officers and troops were only given a one-hour briefing on Islam and he determined that the (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}