{"id":73484,"date":"2017-07-19T11:59:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=73484"},"modified":"2017-07-19T11:59:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T15:59:05","slug":"the-media-notices-bacha-bazi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73484","title":{"rendered":"The media notices \u201cbacha bazi\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the last eight years or so, the media has been ignoring \u201cbacha bazi,\u201d the practice of Afghan chiefs to keep young boys as sex slaves – a symbol of power in the culture. Well, now, suddenly, it’s a reason for concern at the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

As the United States sinks deeper into the Afghan quagmire, preparing to send additional troops into a seemingly endless war, it is glossing over this hidden but pervasive abuse of children by its local allies. U.S. tolerance of this egregious inhumanity sends out the message that it is acceptable for U.S.-backed forces to keep child sex slaves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It brings to mind the case of SFC Charles Martland who was being considered for elimination from the Army because he struck a child-raping “ally” in Afghanistan. He was cleared of wrong-doing<\/a> and allowed to remain in the Army, but only because of grassroots support, not because of any outcry from the mainstream media.<\/p>\n

From The Post;<\/p>\n

Security is a legitimate concern, but turning a blind eye to crimes such as bacha bazi amounts to a serious contravention of America\u2019s Leahy amendment, which bans U.S. assistance or training to foreign military units that fail to honor basic human rights.<\/p>\n

The United States needs to deploy the leverages at its disposal in a country heavily dependent on it for aid to end this overriding culture of impunity. Additional troops and financial assistance must be contingent upon urgent reform and prosecution of abusers.<\/p>\n

To win in Afghanistan, America cannot afford to lose its humanity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I agree with those sentiments, where were they eight years ago? This \u201cbacha bazi\u201d didn’t start on January 20, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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