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This Is What the Taliban Thinks of McDonald’s Food

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The Taliban now has access to Big Macs and McNuggets.

McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Pakistan’s western city of Quetta, the reputed home of the fearsome militant group’s ruling council.

But the extremist fighters weren’t impressed — with one telling NBC News “we don’t even consider it as a food.”

All menu items are halal, and there’s even a shawarma-meets-gyro type of wrap to get local tastebuds interested: Behold, the McArabia.

You can get a McArabia for just under $3.00. Add a drink and some fries, and you’re still at under $5.00.

In a country where pork is banned for religious reasons…

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