WASHINGTON - The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan says he expects U.S. personnel to report any allegations of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan forces.
Gen. John Campbell also says that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has assured him the Afghan government "will not tolerate abuse of its children."
Campbell issued the statement in response to reports that Afghan forces who worked with U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted boys. The reports also said that U.S. troops were told to ignore suspicions of sexual abuse.
Campbell said he's confident there was never a policy for U.S. troops to ignore suspicions of abuse.
The general said he expects any suspicions of sexual abuse to be reported to superiors.
