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A Michigan company plans to air drop loo rolls poking fun at Osama bin Laden into Afghanistan.

America Wins is also selling the rolls, featuring four cartoons of bin Laden, on its website for the equivalent of £3 each.

It hopes they will raise a smile and allow people to take out some of their frustration on bin Laden's likeness.

A spokesman said: "From a portion of sale proceeds, America Wins intends to air drop thousands of rolls of the bin Laden toilet paper into Afghanistan to help wipe out terrorism.

"The company hopes this effort will urge the people of Afghanistan to relieve themselves of Osama bin Laden."

The company says it will also put some of the profits into a fund for the victims of the terrorist attacks.

Another company, Designer Bathroom Tissue, is also selling Osama bin Laden loo roll, this time bearing a photograph of him and the words "Wipe out Bin Laden".