Bacha Bazi

Bacha Bazi or “boy play” is a huge problem going on right now in Afghanistan. American soldiers have encountered Afghan soldiers sexually abusing and molesting young boys. The American soldiers were told that they have to turn their heads and try to ignore these horrible events. They are told that what is in Afghan culture has nothing to do with why they are there and they need to focus on why they are, even if this is happening on military camps. It is hard for the soldiers to not want to do something about it when this is so greatly frowned upon in the US.

I feel like we should do something about this. We know that it is wrong and something should be done. If we are willing to fight for the rights of those children then I think we should. The American policy says to no get in the middle of it can keep good relations with Afghanistan. I understand where they are coming from but why would we want to keep relations with a country that is doing something that is so horrible in our culture. It is a hard thing to wrap my head around. This is something we as Americans feel so strongly about and we should be fighting for what is right and for the rights of every human because that is what we do.