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Ananova : British soldiers banned from handing out sweets in Kabul ====================================== British soldiers in Afghanistan have been told to stop giving sweets to children. The order was issued amid concerns that children were running into the road when patrols passed. It was feared the practice of handing out sweets was hindering the soldier's work and that a child may be run over. Officers feared the rumble of troop carriers and jeeps had become the Kabul equivalent of the chimes of ice cream vans. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence told The Daily Telegraph: "Kids get very excited about sweets and they have a wild enthusiasm to get them." Soldiers from the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment instead showed their generosity yesterday by handing out pens and exercise books to children at an orphanage. Story filed: 08:05 Wednesday 1st May 2002 --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
