USNews has a page up noting the difficulties of finding suitable rewards for turning in wanted people in Afghanistan.
Quoting USNews:
But officials concede that sheepherders in Afghanistan often don't understand the value of $25 million, and they are looking into offering other forms of compensation. For his part, bin Laden, citing authority from the Koran, promises his followers who die in attacks on westerners a stable of virgins. Counters one official, "We can't come up with 70 virgins, but we can come up with goats."
I think bin Laden may have an edge there from the marketing perspective. Of course, there's a lot to be said for not having to die to collect your reward, so maybe the goats will work out after all.
Thanks to Educated Guesswork for the link and catching the quote.
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