Bacha Bazi

It’s amazing how different people and their cultures can be so different than your own. In the article we had to read, Bacha Bazi, I learned that it is ok for people to rape little, young boys. In this article it talks about how in Afghanistan the military and their commanders are the ones raping the little boys. Our troops are over there and are seeing and hearing this happen right in there bases. Our U.S. troops are told not to intrude or do anything about it because it’s part of their culture and we shouldn’t get in the way of their cultural practices.

            The article also talks about a couple of soldiers that didn’t listen to their leaders and did something about it. For sticking up for those young boys one that was talked about got kicked out of the service and another that they talked about got shot by one of the boys that he was standing up for. If I was in the position that the soldiers were in, I would do the same thing that they did. I would do something about it instead of just listening to it happen all the time. Even if it’s ok to the other people because no one should be able to abuse young kids like that. No matter where you’re from.