{"id":53922,"date":"2018-01-23T20:42:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/23\/report-us-troops-did-not-have-proper-training-on-how-to-report-child-sex-abuse-by-afghan-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:28:02","slug":"report-us-troops-did-not-have-proper-training-on-how-to-report-child-sex-abuse-by-afghan-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/01\/23\/report-us-troops-did-not-have-proper-training-on-how-to-report-child-sex-abuse-by-afghan-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military did not provide its service members with explicit guidance or training on how to report instances of child abuse by Afghan forces prior to 2015, according to a report released Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the <a href=\"https:\/\/sigar.mil\/pdf\/inspections\/SIGAR%2017-47-IP.pdf\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction<\/a>, or SIGAR, found no evidence that the Defense Department condoned these human rights violations by Afghan forces or instructed service members to ignore the abuse, the department didn\u2019t provide troops with the proper training on how to report such incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report was conducted at the request of 93 members of Congress and released to them in June 2017. After receiving the report, Congress removed the clause in defense spending that allowed Afghan units accused of human rights violations to continue receiving U.S. funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also states that DoD did not have guidance specifically requiring the reporting of human rights violations in Afghanistan until November 2011.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The majority of U.S. forces left Afghanistan at the end of 2014.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, the full extent of child sexual assault committed by Afghan security forces may never be known, SIGAR reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its report, SIGAR stated that about 65 percent of individuals and organizations interviewed, who were involved with the administration and defense of Afghanistan, said they were aware of child sexual assault incidents or related exploitation by Afghan security forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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