Nato denies 'blind eye' policy over child abuse by Afghan militias

A top Nato commander in Afghanistan has denied reports that American troops were ordered to ignore the sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan militias. The denial follows allegations published in the New York Times. In a statement Nato asserted there was no substance to the reports and that no such policy ever existed. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));WORLD WIDETime for cover-up and denial.http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Afghanistan-US-unrest-child/2015/09/22/id/692698/Posted by Exposing Pedophiles and Child Abusers Across the World on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 On Sunday, the New York Times claimed in its story based on verbatim reports from serving troops that there was a US non-intervention policy employed. In response the White House has said it is deeply concerned about the allegations. “This form of sexual exploitation violates Afghan law and Afghanistan’s international obligations,” said White House spokesperson Josh Ernest. “More broadly, protecting human rights, including by countering the exploitation of children is a high priority for the U.S. government. We monitor such atrocities closely and have continually have stood up for those who have suffered exploitation in denial of basic human freedoms.” The practice of bacha bazi – literally “boyplay” which can lead to youngsters being used as sex slaves, is in some quarters an Afghan tradition. It’s alleged the blind-eye policy was intended to maintain good relations with the Afghan people.