The Sunday, September 20, 2015 issue of the New York Times contained an article by Joseph Goldstein titled U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies. There are so many disturbing claims in this article that one hardly knows where to begin.

The main thrust of the story is about Lance Corporal Gregory Buckley, Jr., USMC, who told his father, by phone, of hearing young boys sexually abused by Afghan allies screaming at night. His father urged the Marine to report this abuse up the chain of command. He told his father that they were told to look the other way “because it’s their culture”.

According to Stripes.com, the online version of Stars and Strips, the Lance Corporal was shot in the chest and stomach while he lifted weights. He was killed in 2012 by the 15 year old male “servant” of a local police commander with an AK-47. The local commander was infamous for Bacha Bazi or “boy play”. The rape of young boys. The local commander, Mr. Jan, still has “a toothache problem” which is the local way of saying that he likes young boys.

According to the New York Times article: