It’s undeniable US allowed child trafficking during Afghan withdrawal — now’s the time to make it right
It is an uncomfortable but undeniable fact that the United States government was complicit in child trafficking during Operation Allies Refuge, the evacuation mission that began in July of 2021 when the United States withdrew from Afghanistan.
What is most distressing, aside from the heinous nature of the crimes committed, is that the government quickly swept claims of forced marriage and sexual assaults under the rug.
The Associated Press reported that, during the evacuation, several young girls at the Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, one of the largest temporary evacuation hubs, alleged that they had been sexually assaulted by older men that they had been forced to marry against their will. Others reported being forced into a marriage in order to obtain a spot on an evacuation flight.
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