Christmas Truce Football Match in Kabul

AFGHANISTAN

12.24.2014

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On Christmas, in 1914, in the trenches of WWI in Belgium, a moment of grace occurred when in honor of the holiday British and German forces called an impromptu ceasefire for the day. A veteran’s account mentioned a game of football between both sides, and this year, on the centennial of World War I, British and German forces face off again in another war zone: Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 12.24.2014
• Date Posted: 12.24.2014 14:59
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 384315
• Filename: DOD_102160260
• Length: 00:03:24
• Location: AF