>by who
>this is either actionable or lies
>which is it
Soldiering and Silences: Witnessing Child Sexual Abuse in Afghanistan
During the Afghan campaign, personnel witnessed acts of rape by allies in the Afghan security services on boys - usually excused as the local practice of bacha bazi - and were directed not to intervene. This special commentary examines the effects of these actions on soldiers and the mission, highlighting how soldiers were impacted by what they witnessed but could not stop.
https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/News/Display/Article/4129311/soldiering-and-silences-witnessing-child-sexual-abuse-in-afghanistan/
"At night we can hear them screaming, but we're not allowed to do anything about it," the Marine's father, Gregory Buckley Sr., recalled his son telling him before he was shot to death at the base in 2012. He urged his son to
tell his superiors. "My son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it's their culture."
https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Goldstein-1.pdf