Food and medicine included in air strikes
Meals don't contain animal products out of respect for Islam
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military strikes Sunday in Afghanistan included airdrops of food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies.
The food, wrapped so that one packet has enough for one person for one day, does not contain any animal products so as not to violate any religious or cultural practices. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
The yellow plastic packets are about the size and weight of a hardcover book. They have a picture of a smiling person eating from a pouch, a stencil of an American flag, a notation that they were made by Rightaway Foods of McAllen, Texas, and this greeting in English: "This food is a gift from the United States of America."
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