The U.S. government has long known that U.S.-funded Afghan units routinely engage in “bacha bazi” — boy play.

This reminds me of when Bush II was asked about persecution of Christians by our Middle Eastern friends and allies, particularly Saudi Arabia. His response was ‘you can’t have everything’.

http://jimbovard.com/blog/2017/12/03/the-hill-your-tax-dollars-fund-afghan-child-rape/

by James Bovard

The Pentagon ignored the abuse until a 2015 New York Times expose of American soldiers who were punished for protesting atrocities against young boys. The Times reported that U.S. troops were confounded that “instead of weeding out pedophiles, the American military was arming them in some cases and placing them as the commanders of villages — and doing little when they began abusing children.” White House press secretary Josh Earnest responded to the Times’ bombshell: Read the rest of this entry »