Afghan delegation visits Bagram to inspect Quran burning

[Muslimah]

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According to an Afghan parliament member, US military commanders in Bagram air base said lack of knowledge of an interpreter to Arabic led to the desecration of Holy Quran in this base.



Abdul Qayoum Sajadi who visited Bagram air base along with the other delegation to assess the incident on Friday said, the delegation handed over its findings to Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

Mr. Sajadi further added, US military commanders had ordered the interpreters to separate and burn those books printed in Pakistan which encourages extremism.

US military commanders and interpreters who were involved in the process told Afghan parliament members, books with the Quran texts were placed in a specific place while separating the books.

US military officials and interpreters quoted by Mr. Sajadi said, the employees of a different shift started throwing away the books and documents which were separated without. They did not know that Holy Quran and religious books were inside the boxes and were separated.

Afghan Parliament member Abdul Qayoum Sajadi said, the detainees had exchanged these books and documents with the other Dari, Pashto and Arabic documents which led to the outspread of doubts and misunderstandings.

US military officials vowed to further probe the incident and take precautions to prevent such incidents in the future, Abdul Qayoum Sajadi Afghan MP said.

He also said, the report which was presented to Afghan president Hamid Karzai also reflects the intention towards the issue.

The delegation urge for a legal probe into the issue, Mr. Sajadi said.

Thousands of Afghans across the country demonstrated over the desecration of Holy Quran in Bagram air base after the report was broadcasted last Tuesday.

A number of people were killed and injured following clashes between the security forces and angry protesters during the protests.

Demonstrations and rallies were also noted on Friday in a number of cities including capital Kabul on Friday where protesters gathered and shouted against the United States after the Friday prayers.