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Chapter 10: Cultural Considerations
Quran Burning
Cultural Insensitivity Leads to Deaths and Multiple Apologies
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Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) NATO
 General John R. Allen, Commander ISAF Statement
ISAFMedia/YouTube
Uploaded February 20, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1zDnmiSG9c
 General John R. Allen, USMC Commander, International Security Assistance Force
Statement/YouTube (video)
February 21, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzViYUtQBGM
 General Allen, Commander ISAF Issued the Following Statement:
Afghanistan ISAF NATO
February 21, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/news/general-allen-commander-isaf-issued-the-followingstatement.html
 ISAF Commander Issues Directive on Handling Religious Materials
Afghanistan ISAF NATO
February 21, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-commander-issues-directive-onhandling-of-religious-materials.html
 Joint ISAF/Afghan Investigative Team Visits Parwan Detention Facility
International Security Assistance Force NATO
Public Affairs Office
February 22, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/news/joint-isaf-afghan-investigative-team-visits-parwandetention-facility.html
 Joint Investigation Continues into Parwan Incident
International Security Assistance Force NATO
February 23, 2012
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ISAF Commander Praises ANSF Efforts to Quell Violence
International Security Assistance Force NATO
February 25, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-commander-praises-ansf-efforts-toquell-violence.html
ISAF Commander Praises ANSF Efforts to Quell Violence
Joint Investigation Continues into Parwan Incident
Afghanistan ISAF NATO
February 23, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/joint-investigation-continues-into-parwanincident.html
International Security Assistance Force NATO
February 25, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-commander-praises-ansf-efforts-toquell-violence.html
ISAF Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force
Transcript, Gen. John R. Allen, COMISAF, House Committee on Armed Services
March 20, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/news/full-transcript-gen.-john-r.-allen-comisaf-housecommittee-on-armed-services-testimony.html
U.S. Forces - Afghanistan release 2012-03-CA-001: Soldier Faces Criminal Charges
International Security Assistance Force NATO
March 23, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/u.s.-forces-afghanistan-release-soldier-facescriminal-charges-usfor-a-2012-03-ca-001.html
ISAF Commander’s Eid Al-Fitr Message
International Security Assistance Force NATO
August 19, 2012
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-commander-s-eid-al-fitr-message.html
Burning the Quran Could Endanger Troops – General Petraeus
Afghanistan ISAF NATO blog
Undated
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/burning-the-quran-could-endanger-troopsgen-petraeus.html
Afghanistan Government
 Joint Statement by the Delegations Assigned to Probe Bagram Incident
Office of the President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
February 23, 2012
http://president.gov.af/en/news/7217
 President Obama Apologizes to the President and People of Afghanistan for the Quran
Burning
Office of the President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
February 23, 2012
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http://president.gov.af/en/news/7209
Religious Clerics: US Must Guarantee “No More Desecration” to Quran
Office of the President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
February 25, 2012
http://president.gov.af/en/news/7249
President Karzai Calls on Protesters to Strictly Avoid Resorting to Violence and Harming
Public Properties
Office of the President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
February 25, 2012
http://president.gov.af/en/news/7253
U.S. Government
 Panetta, Allen Apologize for Destruction of Religious Materials
U.S. Department of Defense
February 21, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67260
 Statement by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta on the Treatment of Religious
Materials at Bagram Airbase
U.S. Department of Defense
February 21, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15076
 Incident Leads to New Training for ISAF Troops
U.S. Department of Defense
February 21, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67264
 Carter Offers Apologies to Afghan Leaders
U.S. Department of Defense
February 22, 2012
http://www.defense.gov//News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=67286
 DOD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Jacobson via Teleconference from Afghanistan –
U.S. Transcript
Department of Defense
February 22, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4983
 Quran Incident Inquiry Under Way, ISAF Official Says
American Forces Press Service
Department of Defense
February 22, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67284
 Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Miami, Fla.
WhiteHouse.gov
February 23, 2012
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/23/press-gaggle-press-secretary-jaycarney-en-route-miami-fl-2232012
 White House Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest
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WhiteHouse.gov
February 24, 2012
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/24/press-briefing-principal-deputypress-secretary-josh-earnest-22412
 Interview with Elise Labott of CNN
Interview with Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.S. State Department
February 26, 2012
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/02/184665.htm
 Remarks With Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani After
Their Meeting
U.S. Department of State
February 26, 2012
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/02/184667.htm
 Services to Decide Possible Discipline in Quran Burning Incident
Department of Defense
June 20, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116829
 Investigation Finds No Malicious Intent in Quran Case
American Forces Press Service
Department of Defense
August 27, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117655
 Arabic Cultural-Awareness Training Now Available
U.S. Army
November 28, 2007
http://www.army.mil/article/6342/Arabic_Cultural_Awareness_Training_Now_Available/
 Human Terrain Team Helps Soldiers in Iraq Understand Cultural Landscape
December 11, 2007
U.S. Army
http://www.army.mil/article/6531/human-terrain-team-helps-soldiers-in-iraq-understandcultural-landscape/
 Operational Culture for the Warfighter: Principles and Applications.
Marine Corps University
2008
http://cultureandsecurity.org/
http://cultureandsecurity.yolasite.com/resources/opculture.pdf
 Improving Cultural Awareness in the U.S. Military
Col. Hershel Holiday
U.S. Army War College
2008
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA482217
 Applications in Operational Culture: Perspectives from the Field.
Marine Corps University
Air University Air Force and U.S. Air Force Air War College
2009
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All Our Eggs in a Broken Basket: How the Human Terrain System is Undermining
Sustainable Military Cultural Competence.”
Military Review
March-April 2009
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/connable_mar09.pdf
Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military – Report
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
December 2010
http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=2361fa65-7e40-41df-86829725d1c377da
Army Makes Case for Funding Culture Skills beyond COIN
AOLDefense.com
July 2, 2012
http://defense.aol.com/2012/07/02/army-makes-case-for-culture-skills-beyond-coin/
Operation Enduring Freedom: Fatalities as of April 3, 2013
U.S. Department of Defense
April 3, 2013
http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf
U.S. Military – Key Memos
 Counter Insurgency (COIN) Training Guidance
McChrystal and Gates COIN Memo
Headquarters U.S. Forces – Afghanistan
November 10, 2009
(Appendix C) http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=2361fa657e40-41df-8682-9725d1c377da
 Language Skills, Regional Expertise, and Cultural Capabilities in the Department of
Defense
Secretary of Defense (Memo)
Department of Defense
August 10, 2011
http://www.defenseculture.org/Home/Why3C/SecDef_Memo_Aug_2011.pdf
U.S. Military Documents
 Arab Cultural Awareness: 58 Factsheets
Tradoc DCSINT Handbook
Army/Federation of American Scientists
January 2006
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/arabculture.pdf
 Cultural Awareness
Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin
Army/Federation of American Scientists
April-June 2006
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/mipb/2006_02.pdf
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The Army’s New Culture Center
Military Review
Air University Air Force
November-December 2006
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/hajjar.pdf
 TRADOC Culture Center
Defense Technical Information Center/ DTIC.mil
2007
http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2007sstr/BirdWedAM.pdf
 Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: DOD’s Challenge
in Today’s Educational Environment
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Forces, Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations
November 2008
http://www.defenseculture.org/LeadershipGeneralDocs/CongressReport/Building_Langu
age_Skills_and_Cultural_Competencies_Nov08_HASC.pdf
 Cultural Awareness
Army/ Federation of American Scientists
January-March 2010
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/mipb/2010_01.pdf
 Chapter 5. Afghan Culture and Language Training
U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
Army - Center for Army Lessons Learned
September 2010
http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/call/docs/10-64/ch_5.asp
 The Afghanistan Analyst Bibliography, 5th Edition
Department of Defense
January 2010
http://www.defenseculture.org/LeadershipRegional/USCENTCOM/Afghanistan/Bibliogr
aphy.pdf
 Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: Bridging the Gap
U.S. House of Representatives – Committee on Armed Services; Subcommittee on
Oversight & Investigations
December 2010
http://www.defenseculture.org/LeadershipGeneralDocs/CongressReport/Building_Langu
age_Skills_Cultural_Competencies.pdf
 Afghanistan Smart Book
TRADOC Culture Center, Jan-2011. Afghanistan Smart Book, 3rd Ed.
January 2011
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93510855/TRADOC-Culture-Center-Jan-2011-AfghanistanSmart-Book-3rd-Ed#download
 Cross Cultural Competence
Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin
Army/ Federation of American Scientists
January-March 2011
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/mipb/2011_01.pdf
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Quran Incident Inquiry Under Way, ISAF Official Says
U.S. Department of Defense
February 22, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67284
DOD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Jacobson via Teleconference from Afghanistan
News Transcript
U.S. Department of Defense
February 22, 2102
http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4983
Investigation Finds No Malicious Intent in Quran Case
U.S. Department of Defense
August 27, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117655
Department of Defense Cross Cultural Competence 3C
 Cross Cultural Competence 3C
Department of Defense
Undated
http://ww.defenseculture.org/Home/index.cfm
 Video Vignettes
Cross Cultural Competence 3C
Department of Defense
Undated
http://ww.defenseculture.org/EduTraining/Video_Vignettes.cfm
 Simulation Training
Cross Cultural Competence 3C
Department of Defense
Undated
http://ww.defenseculture.org/EduTraining/Simulation_Training.cfm
 Cross Cultural Competence 3C
Department of Defense
Poster
August 2012
http://www.defenseculture.org/ResourcesDownloads/3C_Poster_Aug_2012.jpg
 3C Cultural Competencies
Cross-Cultural Competence 3C
Department of Defense
Undated
http://www.defenseculture.org/Overview_CompEnablersListLoader.swf
 3C Cultural Enablers
Cross-Cultural Competence 3C
Department of Defense
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http://www.defenseculture.org/Overview_CompEnablersListLoader.swf
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command - TRADOC
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TRADOC/Training and Doctrine Command
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http://www.tradoc.army.mil/FrontPageContent/Docs/Who_We_Are_14Aug12.pdf
Command Brief January 2012
TRADOC/Training and Doctrine Command
January 2012
http://www.tradoc.army.mil/FrontPageContent/Docs/Command%20Brief_Jan%2012PDF
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TRADOC Command Overview
TRADOC/Training and Doctrine Command
May 17, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30Z_dXSPSg&feature=youtu.be
Army Culture and Foreign Language Strategy (ACFLS)
2012 Army Posture Statement
TRADOC/Training and Doctrine Command
2012
https://secureweb2.hqda.pentagon.mil/vdas_armyposturestatement/2012/InformationPape
rs/ViewPaper.aspx?id=305
2012 Army Posture: The National’s Force of Decisive Action
https://secureweb2.hqda.pentagon.mil/vdas_armyposturestatement/2012/APS2012.pdf
Public Affairs Office
TRADOC/Training and Doctrine Command
Undated
http://www.tradoc.army.mil/pao/TRADOC%20PAO%20Roster.PDF
The U.S. Army Concept for the Human Dimension in Full Spectrum Operations 20152020
P525-3-7
TRADOC/Training and Doctrine Command
Undated
http://www.tradoc.army.mil/tpubs/pamndx.htm
U.S. Army Defense Language Institute
 Afghanistan in Perspective: An Orientation Guide
Familiarization Modules
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Undated
http://famdliflc.lingnet.org/products/cip/Afghanistan/Afghanistan.pdf
http://famdliflc.lingnet.org/products/cip/Afghanistan/default.html
 Products
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Undated
http://www.dliflc.edu/products.html
 About DLIFLC
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
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http://www.dliflc.edu/about.html
About DLIFLC
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
http://www.dliflc.edu/about.html
Field Support Division
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
http://www.dliflc.edu/fieldsupportdivi.html
Language Familiarization and Area Studies Team
Field Support Division
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
http://www.dliflc.edu/lfast.html
Rapport
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Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Undated
http://rapport.lingnet.org/
 Dari Greetings and Introductions
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
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http://rapport.lingnet.org/RAPPORTDari/course/headstart_dari/start.html?location=c0u1m0t0&moduleID=1&taskID=0
 Dari Cultural Orientation
Religion – Introduction (10 slides total)
Rapport
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Undated
http://rapport.lingnet.org/RAPPORTDari/course/pg_co/default.html?type=chapter%index=2&moduleID=0&taskID=1
 Dari Basic Survival – Military: Module 2, Task 1
Basic Commands
Rapport
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Undated
http://rapport.lingnet.org/RAPPORTDari/course/headstart_dari/start.html?location=c0u1m1t0&moduleID=2&taskID=0
 Dari Basic Survival – Military: Module 1, Task 1
Greetings and Introductions
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Undated
http://rapport.lingnet.org/RAPPORTDari/course/headstart_dari/start.html?location=c0u1m0t0&moduleID=1&taskID=0
 Rapport
Dari Cultural Orientation
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
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http://rapport.lingnet.org/RAPPORT-Dari/course/pg_co/dari.pdf
Rapport
Pashto Cultural Orientation
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
May 2010
http://rapport.lingnet.org/RAPPORT-Pashto/course/pashto_co/pashto.pdf
News Coverage
 U.S. Long Had Memo on Handling of Koran
WashingtonPost.com
May 17, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051601320.html
 U.S. admits abuses to Qur'an in Guantanamo
CBCNews.ca
June 4, 2005
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2005/06/03/quran050603.html
 Rumors Sparks Anti-American Protests
GlobalPost.com
October 25, 2009
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan/091025/afghanistan-protests-koranburning
 Video game offers cultural-awareness training
August 19, 2009
MilitaryTimes.com
http://www.militarytimes.com/forum/showthread.php?1579343-Video-game-offerscultural-awareness-training
 Afghan Civilian Death Toll Reaches Record High
Guardian.co.uk
February 4, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/04/afghan-civilian-death-toll-record
 ISAF commander apologizes for improper disposal of Qurans
Stars and Stripes
February 21, 2012
http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghanistan/isaf-commander-apologizes-forimproper-disposal-of-qurans-1.169266
 Afghans Protest Quran Burning at U.S. Base
USAToday.com
February 21, 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/story/2012-02-21/afghanistan-qurandisposal/53185762/1
 In wake of Koran burnings, troops to get sensitivity training on religious items
TheGlobeandMail.com
February 21, 2012
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/in-wake-of-koran-burnings-troops-to-getsensitivity-training-on-religiousitems/article2345610/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home
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 Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans
New York Times/NYTimes.com
February 21, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/world/asia/nato-commander-apologizes-for-korandisposal-in-afghanistan.html?pagewanted=all
 Don’t Burn After Reading: What’s the Right Way to Dispose of a Quran – or Any Other
Scared Text?
Slate.com
February 22, 2012
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/02/afghan_quran_burnin
g_protests_what_s_the_right_way_to_dispose_of_a_quran_.html
 What US Army says about handling the Quran
CSMonitor.com
February 22, 2012
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0222/What-US-Army-says-about-handling-theQuran/%28page%29/2
 Afghan Protests Over the Burning of Korans at a U.S. Base Escalte
NYTimes.com
February 22, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/world/asia/koran-burning-in-afghanistan-promptssecond-day-of-protests.html?pagewanted=all
 Afghan protests spread over Quran burning; at least seven dead
Stars and Stripes
February 22, 2012
http://www.stripes.com/news/afghan-protests-spread-over-quran-burning-at-least-sevendead-1.169398
 What US Army says about handling the Quran
CSMonitor.com
February 22, 2012
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0222/What-US-Army-says-about-handling-theQuran
 Obama apologizes for Quran burning as protests continue
Stars and Stripes
February 23, 2012
http://www.stripes.com/news/obama-apologizes-for-quran-burning-as-protests-continue1.169550
 Obama apologizes to Karzai for Quran burning
USAToday.com
February 23, 2012
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/02/obama-apologizes-tokarzai-for-koran-burning/1#.T0rxMfVqp84
 Pakistan: Now or Never? Perspectives on Pakistan
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Culture wars: The burning of the Koran
Reuters.com
February 24, 2012
http://blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2012/02/24/culture-wars-the-burning-of-the-koran/
 Afghanistan Suffers Deadliest Day of Protests
Stars and Stripes
February 24, 2012
http://www.stripes.com/news/afghanistan-suffers-deadliest-day-of-protests-1.169698
 Quran crisis reveals lack of awareness
Stars and Stripes
February 26, 2012
http://www.stripes.com/quran-crisis-reveals-lack-of-awareness1.169946?localLinksEnabled=false&utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_camp
aign=Daily+Headlines&utm_medium=email
 Quran burning protests rage on, injuring 7 more troops
CSMonitor.com
February 26, 2012
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0226/Quran-burningprotests-rage-on-injuring-7-more-troops
 Quran Burning Protest In Afghanistan Kills At Least 2 More
HuffingtonPost.com
February 26, 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/26/afghanistan-quran-burningprotest_n_1302195.html
 Report from Kabul: Deadly Protests over U.S. Koran Burning May Be Turning Point for
U.S. Occupation
DemocracyNow.org
February 28, 2012
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/2/28/report_from_kabul_deadly_protests_over
 Koran Burning in Afghanistan Prompts 3 Parallel Inquiries
New York Times/NYTimes.com
February 29, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/world/asia/koran-burning-in-afghanistan-prompts3-parallel-inquiries.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
 Apology for Quran burning not enough, Muslim scholars say
CNNNews.com
March 2, 2012
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-03-02/asia/world_asia_afghanistan-burnedquran_1_muslim-scholars-afghan-prison-afghan-police?_s=PM:ASIA
 US Newspaper Says Quran Burning Followed a Chain of Mishaps
Voice of America/voa.com
March 2, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-newspaper-says-quran-burning-followed-a-chainof-mishaps-141289243/181336.html
 How to Get Afghans to Trust Us Once Again
The Washington Post/washingtonpost.com
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-to-get-afghans-to-trust-us-onceagain/2012/03/01/gIQAfhZ9mR_story_2.html
Five Tied to Quran Burning
Wall Street Journal/wjs.com
March 3, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203753704577257800270211674.html
Marines Get Crash Course in Afghan Culture in California Model Village
March 6, 2012
PBS transcript/PBS.org
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june12/afghanvillage_03-06.html
U.S. military struggles to teach troops to respect Koran
March 8, 2012
Los Angeles Times/latimes.com
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/08/nation/la-na-koran-training-20120308
Obama Promises Thorough Inquiry Into Afghan Attack
New York Times/NYTimes.com
March 13, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/world/asia/obama-promises-thorough-inquiry-intoafghan-attack.html?_r=1&ref=asia
In Reactions to Two Incidents, a U.S.-Afghan Disconnect
New York Times/NYTimes.com
March 14, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/world/asia/disconnect-clear-in-us-bafflement-over2-afghan-responses.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
U.S. Military Atrocity In Afghanistan Nothing New
March 31, 2012
HuffingtonPost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-wight/16-civilians-massacred-to_b_1355179.html
Women Help Bridge Afghan Divide
Tampa Tribune/www.stripes.com
July 25, 2012
http://www.stripes.com/news/women-help-bridge-afghan-divide-1.183994
Despite Drop in Civilian Causalities, Afgan Conflict Still Takes Devastating Toll – UN
United Nations News Centre
August 8, 2012
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42646&Cr=afghan&Cr1=#.UEs71PVq
p84
Investigation Finds No Malicious Intent in Quran Case
American Forces Press Service
August 27, 2012
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117655
U.S. Military Disciplines 9 Over Video and Koran Burning
New York Times
August 27, 2012
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/world/asia/us-military-disciplines-9-for-koranburning-and-incendiary-video.html?hp
U.S. Troops Tried to Burn 500 Copies of Koran, Investigation Says
WashingtonPost.com
August 27, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/military-disciplines-9-servicemembers-in-connection-with-afghan-incidents/2012/08/27/a25b6eaa-f065-11e1-8b5eadd8e2fb7c95_story.html
U.S. military: No charges in Quran burning, video
Associated Press /USAToday.com
August 27, 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-08-27/afghanistan-quranburning/57357208/1
US Troops Punished Over Qur'an Burning, Urination Video
ArabNews.com
August 28, 2012
http://arabnews.com/us-troops-punished-over-quran-burning-urination-video
Quran Burning Report a Window on Growing Afghan-On-US Violence
The Christian Science Monitor/csmonitor.com
August 28, 2012
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2012/0828/Quran-burning-report-a-windowon-growing-Afghan-on-US-violence
Other
 Florida Church Burnt Holy Quran [by Pastor Terry Jones]
AnsweringChristian/YouTube
March 22, 2011 post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDmaFehshys
U.S. Military Investigation
5 U.S.C. 552 Records Redacted 15-6 Investigation on the Improper Handling of the Quran
US Central Command
CENTCOM.Mil
Extranet Unclassified Portal/Reading Room
August 27, 2012
[Documents from the U.S. investigation. Memorandum for Commander, U.S. ForcesAfghanistan, Kabul Afghanistan Executive Summary of Findings and Recommendations, Army
Regulations (AR) 15-6 Investigation (Allegation that US Service Members Improperly Disposed
of Islamic Religious Materials.)]
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5 U.S.C. 552 Records Redacted 15-6 Investigation on the Improper Handling of the Quran
Findings and Recommendations
US Central Command
CENTCOM.Mil
Extranet Unclassified Portal/Reading Room
August 27, 2012
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d%20156%20Investigation%20on%20the%20Improper%20Handling%20of%20the%20Quran/r_Finding
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Executive Summary
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Chronology of Events
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Unclassified Executive Summary
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Exhibit P - Interview
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Exhibit Z – Sworn Statement
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Exhibit M – Sworn Statement
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Exhibit E - Interview
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Exhibit K – Sworn Statement and Interview
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