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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
The Pentagon Tried To Hide Child Sex Among Afghan Security Forces
According to a new report, the Pentagon tried to block an independent investigation on child sex abuse committed by members of the Afghan army and the police.
The investigation was conducted by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), known for its critical stance towards the US government's post-2001 Afghanistan policy.
Senior Pentagon officials say that SIGAR, which since 2009 has produced dozens of reports exposing corruption within the Afghan government and incompetence among Afghan security forces, "lacked the jurisdiction for this particular task".
However, it just seems that the Pentagon wants to cover its own dirt in Afghanistan.
Both the Afghan police and the military have been built, trained and supported by the US since the country was invaded by NATO.
In fact, it is well known among Afghans and foreigners that Afghanistan's security personnel often recruit young boys as servants and, sometimes, also to abuse them for sex.
There is a broader practice in Afghan society to dress some boys as women and have them dance at gatherings. Known as Bacha Baazi, this practice was banned under the Taliban but revived after the US invasion in 2001.
