British and German troops commemorate Christmas Truce of WWI by playing soccer in Afghanistan

In an effort to have a little fun while paying homage to the incredible Christmas Truce of World War I, in which rival soldiers stopped fighting to celebrate the holidays together, German and British troops currently stationed in Kabul played a soccer game, something which was said to have been done by the soldiers in 1914.

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[Business Insider]

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