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https://abcnews.go.com/US/female-us-service-member-allegedly-assaulted-male-afghan/story?id=80222902Female US service member allegedly assaulted by male Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss
The incident is being investigated at Fort Bliss in New Mexico.
By Mark Osborne and Benjamin Siu
September 24, 2021, 8:28 PM
The FBI is investigating after a female U.S. service member reported she was assaulted by a group of male Afghan evacuees at Fort Bliss in New Mexico.
The woman, who was helping to support the evacuees brought from Afghanistan to the United States in the wake of the Taliban reclaiming the country, reported she was assaulted by a small group at the Doña Ana Complex on Sept. 19, according to Lt. Col. Allie M. Payne, the director of public affairs for Fort Bliss.
"We take the allegation seriously and appropriately referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation," Payne said in a statement. "The safety and well-being of our service members, as well as all of those on our installations, is paramount. We immediately provided appropriate care, counseling and support to the service member."
The base also said it is adding security measures, like increased lighting, safety patrols and enforcing a buddy system.
Liberty Belle
(9,534 posts)We don't need rapists here.
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)madville
(7,408 posts)Doesn't mean some are much better than the Taliban when it comes to treatment of women.
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)and then onto a plane during the chaos
JI7
(89,247 posts)very few women and children .
riversedge
(70,198 posts)All men on women or minor assaults!! [physical strength or male ego big factor IMHO]
https://abcnews.go.com/US/female-us-service-member-allegedly-assaulted-male-afghan/story?id=80222902
............News of the investigation of the assault on a female service member follows the arrests of two Afghan evacuees at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin this week.
Mohammad Haroon Imaad, 32, was charged with strangling and suffocating his wife in an incident that took place Sept. 7, according to the indictment, and Bahrullah Noori, 20, was charged with attempting to engage in a sexual act with a minor.
Court documents say 13,000 people related to the resettlement are being housed at Fort McCoy............................
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)Afghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking
By MATTHEW LEE
September 3, 2021
U.S. officials at intake centers in the United Arab Emirates and in Wisconsin have identified numerous incidents in which Afghan girls have been presented to authorities as the wives of much older men. While child marriage is not uncommon in Afghanistan, the U.S. has strict policies against human trafficking that include prosecutions for offenders and sanctions for countries that dont crack down on it.
One internal document seen by The Associated Press says the State Department has sought urgent guidance from other agencies after purported child brides were brought to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. Another document, described to the AP by officials familiar with it, says Afghan girls at a transit site in Abu Dhabi have alleged they have been raped by older men they were forced to marry in order to escape Afghanistan.
An Aug. 27 situation report sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad as well as military command centers in Florida points to potential issues involving young girls and older men, some of whom claim to have more than one wife at Fort McCoy, a sprawling 60,000-acre (243-square-kilometer) Army base in Wisconsin. Relevant portions of the document, titled Afghanistan Task Force SitRep No. 63, were obtained by the AP.
Intake staff at Fort McCoy reported multiple cases of minor females who presented as married to adult Afghan men, as well as polygamous families, the document says. Department of State has requested urgent guidance.
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sinkingfeeling
(51,448 posts)Wonder how many women were assaulted by American citizens yesterday. Remember MF45 sitting up a phone line or website to report crimes committed by immigrants?