In this space I've covered some forms of slavery being practiced including ISIS treatment of Yazidi women and girls; somehow, I missed the story of the bacha bazi in Afghanistan.  As per Wikipedia, it's a practice that's been going on in Central Asia since antiquity. Basically, bacha bazi is the widespread sexual exploitation and slavery of boys by men in Afghanistan. On BBC, this past weekend's Storyville Global was "Dancing Boys of Afghanistan." Seems this has been reported on since at least 2009. Like me, you may have missed this horrific story. Unfortunately, it seems the problem has only spread.

The Taliban Wants Closer Ties With Moscow to Rid Afghanistan of 'U.S. Scourge' (Moscow Times)

This week in USA Today: German Villagers Now Call Muslim Refugees 'Family' by Yardena Schwartz. In Gatestone: Germany's Migrant Crisis by Soren Kern. 

Iran Grabs the Reins in Gaza - Pinhas Inbari (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Iran has retaken the reins in Gaza after a long hiatus during which Egypt, on one hand, and Turkey and Qatar, on the other, tried to fill the vacuum. It is doubtful if any "elections" were held in Gaza to choose Sinwar. The result is due to pressure by Hamas' military wing on the political wing, and the announcement's timing is Iran's way of conveying a message before the Trump-Netanyahu talks.

Iran Establishes Network to Train Foreign Terrorists - Rowan Scarborough (Washington Times) "Every month, hundreds of forces from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and Lebanon...receive military training and are subsequently dispatched to wage terrorism and war." Some Quds graduates have shown up on the U.S. doorstep in Latin America.

Deepening Cooperation between the Lebanese Army and Hizbullah - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel)

UN Warns Lebanese President Not to Arm Hezbollah - Anna Ahronheim (Jersualem Post)

Pakistan Coercion, UN Complicity: The Mass Forced Return of Afghan Refugees, (Human Rights Watch) Report documents Pakistan’s abuses and the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in promoting the exodus. 

The Headlines Hamas Doesn't Let You See - Francine Wolfisz (Jewish News-UK)

PA Fumes at Qatar Accusation It Doesn't Care about Gaza Energy Crisis - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel) 

A View from the Frontlines - Hunter Stuart (The Jerusalem Report) A year working as a journalist in Israel and the Palestinian Territories made Hunter Stuart rethink his positions on the conflict. Before he moved to Jerusalem, he was very pro-Palestinian. 

Turkey, Saudi Arabia to Cooperate on Rebuilding Syria (Republic of Turkey. Office of Prime Minister)

Scandanavia: The West's Citadel of Antisemitism - Giulio Meotti (Gatestone Institue) Hate for Israel has become a real obsession in Scandinavia...

BDS Crowds Disrupt Israeli UN Envoy's Talk at Columbia University in New York - Itamar Eichner (Ynet News) 

Trojan Horses in Women's Movement - Khadija Khan (Gatestone Institute)

Radical Muslim Cleric Caught Being Smuggled into U.S. at Mexican Border (Daily Mail-UK)

UN to Israel: Give Land to ISIS (Honest Reporting- Video)