{"id":71794,"date":"2021-09-24T14:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/24\/afghan-refugees-particularly-vulnerable-to-human-trafficking-dod-ig-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:41:20","slug":"afghan-refugees-particularly-vulnerable-to-human-trafficking-dod-ig-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/09\/24\/afghan-refugees-particularly-vulnerable-to-human-trafficking-dod-ig-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan refugees \u2018particularly vulnerable\u2019 to human trafficking, DoD IG says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afghan refugees are \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2021\/Sep\/23\/2002860114\/-1\/-1\/1\/DODIG-2021-132.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">particularly vulnerable to human traffickers<\/a>,\u201d according to a management advisory from the Defense Department\u2019s Inspector General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The combination of an \u201cexpeditated evacuation\u201d from Afghanistan, financial and personal instability and the \u201clikelihood of overcrowding at U.S. military installations,\u201d potentially makes refugees targets of human traffickers, said the advisory, issued Sept. 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Aug 15, the advisory states that the U.S. has evacuated roughly 117,000 people from Afghanistan. Up to 50,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2021\/09\/03\/us-bases-prepared-to-process-up-to-50000-afghan-evacuees\/\" target=\"_blank\">evacuees<\/a> are Special Immigrant Visa applicants, their families, and \u201cother individuals\u201d could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2021\/08\/25\/8-us-bases-in-europe-prepared-to-accept-as-many-as-25000-afghan-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\">housed<\/a> at domestic and international DoD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/23\/focus-at-fort-mccoy-turning-to-afghans-resettlement\/\" target=\"_blank\">facilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included are some 300 \u201cunaccompanied\u201d Afghan children who were evacuated. The advisory states these children are \u201cparticularly vulnerable\u201d to traffickers and that \u201cas recently as Sept 7,\u201d instances of possible child marriages and sexual abuse have been reported to be occurring aboard U.S. military installations by news outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the advisory, several factors place refugees at risk, and personnel should be mindful of them. The U.S. State Department\u2019s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report classified Afghanistan as \u201cTier 3\u2033, meaning it did not meet minimum standards for the trafficking elimination and was not making \u201csignificant efforts\u201d to do so. Further, the advisory cites \u201csocial norms\u201d and \u201cinstability\u201d brought about by Afghan\u2019s hasty relocation as catalysts potentially forcing Afghan women and girls into forced marriages in return for payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the management advisory, issued earlier this week, is not a report about instances of abuse or trafficking but rather designed to assist personnel in recognizing and reporting signs of human trafficking, including physical and psychological indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physical indicators of human trafficking include bruises, cuts, burns, or broken bones, not possessing identification papers, living at or being confined to their worksite, being escorted or closely monitored at all times, having injuries from violence or hazardous work conditions, malnourishment, or dehydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Psychological and behavioral indicators of human trafficking include potential victims being fearful, submissive, anxious, nervous, depressed, dependent on others, or lacking the ability to move freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department asks that if anyone observes what they believe to be signs of human trafficking, they report it to the DoD IG. These reports can be anonymous and logged through the DoD Hotline at 800-424-9098 or by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodig.mil\/hotline\">http:\/\/www.dodig.mil\/hotline<\/a>. 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