Unbanning Sex in Afghanistan
By Tom Shoop | Thursday, May 22, 2008 | 11:42 AM
By Tom Shoop | Thursday, May 22, 2008 | 11:42 AM
Soldiers and civilians working for the military in Afghanistan are no longer prohibited from having sex -- technically, at least. But it's not like military commanders are encouraging the practice.
Stars and Stripes reports that Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-101, lifted a ban on "intimate behavior" between men and women not married to each other. But such behavior is still "highly discouraged," and even the new rules render it pretty difficult to find opportunities for intimacy. Single men and women can visit each other’s living quarters, but can't go "behind closed doors, partitions or other isolated or segregated areas."
Comments
Just as long as Playboy and Penthouse aren't sold according to Congress. The act is OK but not the print
dan ketter | Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | 11:44 AMThere's still plenty of other places for DOD to get their fix off of base. It's no secret, for those who've been there.
Stevo | Friday, May 23, 2008 | 12:19 PMCome on general, get real. Your policy is still a terrible invasion of personal privacy. Americans are not Afghani. WE don't enforce our customs and religious expectations on Afghan citizens when they are in our country. Certainly, discretion is in order, but mandating what happens within one's private living quarters ... especially for civilians ... is more than a little much.
Kathryn | Friday, May 23, 2008 | 10:42 AMABOUT THIS BLOG
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