KABUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday condemned a Danish publication for publishing a caricature of Muslim's Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

    "As a Muslim country and as a Muslim man we consider the act aninsult to millions of people in the world and strongly condemn it," Abdullah Abdullah told reporters here.

    According to media, Danish newspaper Jylland-Post published caricature of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) very recently and several dailies in many other countries copied it Thursday.

    The Afghan foreign Minister said such act would hurt the feeling of millions of people in the world and damage the dialogue among civilizations in the globe.

    Earlier, an Afghan non-governmental organization, the Afghanistan Youth Association, denounced the act as blasphemy and called on the government and the parliament to formally lodge a protest with the Danish government.

    The incident took place just days after Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited Denmark and exchanged views with Danish leaders on boosting bilateral relations.

    Denmark, which recently announced 150 million U.S. dollars contribution to Afghanistan, has decided to double its troops' strength in Afghanistan from 180 currently to 360 this year. Enditem