Saturday, September 25, 2021

FBI Probes Allegations of Assault on Female Soldier at Afghan Refugee Camp in New Mexico

 

The FBI has confirmed it is investigating an alleged assault on a female U.S. military service member at a facility in New Mexico that houses Afghan refugees.

In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, the agency said its El Paso office is investigating the incident after receiving a referral from officials at Fort Bliss, Texas.

The alleged assault took place at the refugee camp on the New Mexico side of the Fort Bliss facility known as the Doña Ana Complex, which is being used to house Afghan evacuees.

A spokesperson for the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss told The Hill in a statement that a female service member reported being assaulted by “a small group of male evacuees” while at the Doña Ana facility on Sunday...MORE

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