Soldier arrested for having sex with donkey
March 17, 2004
An Afghan soldier was detained by police after being caught having sex with a donkey in south-eastern Afghanistan.
The soldier was found with the donkey in an abandoned house in a small village of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, last week, a local police officer said yesterday.
"He was caught in the act by a small boy who immediately told police about what he had seen and police arrested him in action," the Gardez-based officer told AFP, requesting anonymity.
The soldier claimed he committed the act because he did not have enough money to get married.
He was jailed for four days and then released without charge.
According to tradition in south and south-eastern Afghanistan, a suitor must pay about $7000 to the parents of the girl he wishes to marry.
AFP
