NATO forces frequent Afghan brothels

April 8th, 2008 at 11:08 Björn Hallberg

NATO employees are frequenting prostitutes in Kabul, effectively building new enterprises of brothels and trafficking. The Sun is covering the patriotic angle of course, claiming that these visitors are by and large civilians. But that seems unlikely. It’s just the tip of the iceberg and men in uniform are as likely as civilians to frequent prostitutes. Also, the article makes it sound as if all the sex workers are Chinese and present out of their own free will. Both assertions also seem highly unlikely. But to admit that local women are being sold into prostitution would comparably be a much bigger PR fiasco.

Nato chiefs say one in five civilian staff use brothels and warn it must stop for fear of outraging Muslim Afghans and derailing the security mission.

One must also question whether you can be a civilian morally speaking while working for an organization like NATO. Especially in a day and age where more and more traditional soldiering is being outsourced.

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