EUROPE—As refugees begin to flood from #Afghanistan, reporting reemerges on a disturbing pattern: rape, sexual assault and other serious crimes, alleged majority perpetrated by Afghanis since mass migrations into European nations during the “Arab Spring”.
apnews.com/article/europe…
The author, here, leaves an open-ended question on why young Afghan men are allegedly abusing women within the nation they sought refuge in.
nationalinterest.org/feature/ive-wo…
It seems European press has been reluctant to report on these crimes, fearing they will add fuel to “right-wing hate groups”.
reuters.com/article/us-aus…
Statistics are difficult to cite.
@InfoMigrants, for example, state:
“Official crime statistics in Germany confirm an increase of nearly 13 percent in sexual assault and rape cases in 2016 compared to the previous year – with 8.6 percent reported (assailants) Afghan nationals.”
With the evacuations out of #Afghanistan, reports the Taliban have already seized control, focus is shifting on how European leaders will address a new influx of military-aged male refugees—based on lessons learned in the last decade.
time.com/4176681/sweden…
Watching the videos out of the airport in Kabul, it seems the majority of women and children were pushed away, or made to fend for themselves under live gunfire, as men jumped the barricades.
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