Jan 1, 2018 . “#MeToo, Say Wary Afghan Women” (news article, Dec. 11) exposes the disturbing plight of Afghan women who face public humiliation for bringing instances of sexual abuse to light. But the consequences can be even more serious than being shamed by their community, as the state often brings criminal . Dec 1, 2017 . WASHINGTON — A member of the House Armed Services Committee is calling on the Pentagon to expose the ongoing problem of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan military leadership. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asking him to declassify a report . Jan 3, 2018 . Canadian ex-hostage Joshua Boyle made a brief appearance via video link for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday after being charged with 15 offenses, including sexual assault, following his release from captivity. Jan 24, 2018 . Two-thirds of those interviewed by US government watchdog were aware of TEEN sexual assaults by Washington-backed Afghan security forces. Nov 28, 2017 . An Afghan boy who was held as a TEEN sex slave walks with a relative at a unidentified location in Afghanistan. (AREF KARIMI/AFP/Getty Images). The office of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has accused the Defense Department of having sought to block an outside investigation into allegations of TEEN sexual . Jan 3, 2018 . Executive Director Jennifer Smith of The International Legal Foundation in The New York Times on how Afghanistan often brings criminal charges against women who speak up. Share Facebook Twitter Google Pinterest · Previous Post . Nov 27, 2017 . The Pentagon tried to block an independent assessment of TEEN sex abuse crimes committed by Afghan soldiers and police, instead insisting on the creation of its own report offering a far less authoritative review of human rights violations perpetrated by US allies, according to an aide to Vermont Senator . Jan 24, 2018 . A report commissioned by the Obama administration following stories of the " rampant" use of young boys as sex slaves by commanders—the practice is known as "bacha bazi"—among Afghan military and police forces was released Monday. The New York Times reports that despite finding more than . Bacha bāzī is a slang term in Afghanistan for a wide variety of activities involving sexual relations between older men and younger adolescent men, or boys. The practitioner is commonly called bacha Baz (meaning "boy play" in Dari) or simply BACH. It may include to some extent sexual slavery and TEEN prostitution. Bacha .