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Magazine sparks furor over pics of Taliban wearing dead soldiers’ uniforms
CNN has this story about a French magazine’s photo spread that shows Taliban fighters posing in the uniforms of 10 French soldiers killed last month. According to the story, the spread has sparked an angry response from people opposed to the coverage, saying that it promotes the Taliban.
The latest edition of Paris Match includes photos of the Taliban fighters and their commander, “Farouki,” wearing French uniforms, helmets and using French assault rifles and walkie-talkies.
Farouki, aged 30-35, claims in the accompanying story to have led his group in the Aug. 18 ambush that killed 10 French troops and injured 21 in an attack 40 miles east of Kabul. It was the French army’s single highest death toll in 25 years, the story says.
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