Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Bacha Bazi : The Sexual Exploitation of Afghan Boys from Impoverished Families By DAVID AVERRE
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A young Afghan Bacha Bazi is dressed by his 'owner' in a private party
on November 22, 2008 in a small city in the north of Afghanistan
Daily Mail : In Afghanistan,
young boys and adolescents are adorned in makeup, dressed in brightly
coloured women's clothing and sent before groups of powerful men to
dance and entertain.
They are victims of Bacha Bazi, an ancient practice that often turns them into sex slaves for the elite.
The barbaric tradition, whose name translates to 'boy play', has persisted for centuries and, while Afghanistan's current Talibanleadership claim to oppose it, Bacha Bazi continues as an open secret.
A UK government report published
in November found that boys remain at high risk of commercial sexual
exploitation through Bacha Bazi, with the practice thriving under the
same warlords and power brokers who have ruled Afghan society for
generations.
'Bacha Bazi cases are
frequently underreported due to stigma and fear, particularly when
perpetrators are police,' the report read.
'Despite the Taliban’s public stance against the practice, reports suggest it remains prevalent and largely unaddressed.'
Survivors
who have escaped speak of beatings, rape, and psychological torment,
only to be cast out once they grow facial hair and are no longer
considered desirable.
Many turn to prostitution, drug addiction, or suicide, unable to escape the trauma they have endured.
Victims often face further violence upon returning home, and the suspension of international aid to Afghanistan since the Taliban returned in 2021 has left them with little access to support or rehabilitation.
All
this in a country where homosexuality attracts the death penalty and
pederasty is supposedly punishable by long prison sentences.
