Soldiering and Silences
Witnessing Child Sexual Abuse in Afghanistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20140014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline Kennedy‐pipe (0000-0002-7162-5230, corresponding author), Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Martin Thorp (0009-0008-5814-9795) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.3328 |
| OpenAlex | W4408699389 |
| Language | EN |
Based on interviews with United Kingdom veterans, this special commentary offers a new interpretation of war trauma. Few studies investigate the emotions soldiers experience when witnessing child sexual assault. During the Afghan campaign, personnel witnessed acts of rape by allies in the Afghan security services on boys—usually excused as the local practice of Bacha Bazi—and were directed not to intervene. This special commentary examines the effects of these actions on soldiers and the mission, highlighting how soldiers were impacted by what they witnessed but could not stop
Child sexual abuse · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Poison control · Sexual abuse · Suicide prevention · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Medicine · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Highly cited | No |
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