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Strong reaction in Afghanistan after a video appeared on the internet showing what appear to be US forces urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.
(SOUNDBITE) RESIDENT AMANULLAH SAYING(Pashto)
"We condemn this action by U.S. soldiers who have urinated on the dead bodies of Taliban fighters. It will harm the peace talks, it seems that the U.S. never want peace talks to happen in Afghanistan, and this action will increase misery in the country."
(SOUNDBITE) RESIDENT FEDA MOHAMMAD SAYING(Dari):
"The U.S. soldiers who urinated on dead bodies of Muslims have committed a crime. Since they've committed such a crime, we don't want them anymore on our soil, we don't like foreign soldiers to be on our soil, they have to leave."
The video, posted on websites, shows what appears to be four men in Marine combat uniforms urinating on three corpses.
Reuters cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video.
The US Marine Corps has said it will investigate.
Two military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the video appeared to be authentic.
This could stir up further anti-US sentiment in the country at a sensitive time when NATO forces are planning a phased withdrawal after a decade of combat.
Marie-Claire Fennessy, Reuters