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For pension benefits, widows of soldiers forced to give sexual favours

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Some widows of Afghan security personnel killed in action were forced to offer sexual favours to officials before they could receive pension benefits, says a US watchdog report.

US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan (SIGAR) John Sopko raised the issue on Thursday, calling the anecdotes evidence of the US military’s need to focus its efforts on building up an effective security force.

The Caller quoted him as asking: “Would any American put up with that . . .

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