LONDON (AP) — British authorities said Wednesday that they are investigating allegations of inappropriate behavior by two soldiers in Afghanistan after reports surfaced about possible abuse of children there.
The Sun newspaper reported the allegations, saying the soldiers filmed the children and showed the video to other servicemen who reported them. Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office said it was “deeply disturbed” by reports that British soldiers encouraged two Afghan children to touch them.
The British Ministry of Defense, however, would not comment on the nature of the allegations or say if the soldiers remain on active duty.