The Hill News

The mistaken burning of a number of Qurans at Bagram Air Base has had serious consequences for American involvement in Afghanistan. Days of deadly protests claimed the lives of as many as 30 Afghans and the shooting deaths of four American soldiers, including the murder of two U.S. officers working inside Afghan ministries.
 
The incident also reduced popular Afghan support for the United States, shook the American people’s confidence in the strategy for transition to Afghan control and damaged the U.S.-Afghanistan diplomatic relationship.

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