U.S. Army soldiers respond to a small arms attack in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan.
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Report: U.S. Soldiers Ordered To “Ignore” Child Sex Abuse By Afghan Allies

U.S. soldiers based in Afghanistan have been ordered to ignore rampant sexual abuse of children in what The New York Times describes as a longstanding problem among armed Afghan commanders. In harrowing details gleaned from court records and through interviews, The Times recounts what is known as “bacha bazi, literally ‘boy play,’” and American soldiers […]