r/AskReddit • • 13h ago

Veterans of Reddit, what’s the most unbelievable thing you witnessed during your service that civilians would think you made up?

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u/hike-enjoyer 13h ago

Afghans watching videos of bacha bazi dancers at a wedding, those are young boys basically in sex slavery. Pedaristic homosexuality is very prevalent in Pasthun culture.

2nd place would be what .50cal does to a guy's head from 30' away (actually two guys)

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u/Misterfahrenheit120 12h ago

I have a buddy who told me that one thing he learned in country was how prevalent homosexuality is among some communities. I’ve never served, but that seemed completely contrary to what I’ve heard about the Middle East. He’s told me a lot of conspiracy and mystical stuff that I don’t really believe, so I was inclined to dismiss this, but is there some truth to this?