The White House on Tuesday raised concern about a US church's plan to burn a Koran and backed its Afghan war commander's warning that it could put US troops at risk.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs reiterated comments by top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus.
"It puts our troops in harm's way, any type of activity like that that puts our troops in harm's way would be a concern to this administration,'' Gibbs said.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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