US Air Force apologizes for 'Yanny or Laurel' Afghan war tweet

US Air Force apologizes for 'Yanny or Laurel' Afghan war tweet

6 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/us-air-force-apologizes-for-yanny-or-laurel-afghan-war-tweet/

The US Air Force apologized and deleted a tweet Thursday that sought to find humor in killing Taliban militants in Afghanistan by incorporating the viral "Yanny or Laurel" meme.

The Air Force's official account initially joked earlier in the day that Taliban forces wished they had heard either of those words instead of the roar of the military service's A-10 jet aircraft. The tweet came after days of intense fighting in the Afghan city of Farah, where the US military used the A-10 to provide air support to Afghan forces.