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Overseas Network, August 15th According to Reuters on the 15th, a new study released by Brown University in the United States on the 14th showed that the number of sexual assaults in the U.S. military may be far higher than twice the number estimated by the U.S. government. Nearly a quarter of active female soldiers have been victims in 20 years.

The U.S. Department of Defense estimates that there will be about 35,900 sexual assault cases in the military in 2021 and about 29,000 in 2023. However, the study released by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University shows that the number of sexual assault cases in the U.S. military was 75,569 in 2021 and 73,695 in 2023, more than twice the U.S. military's estimate. The study shows that during the Afghanistan war from 2001 to 2021, an average of nearly a quarter of active female U.S. soldiers and 1.9% of active male U.S. soldiers suffered sexual assault crimes, and black female soldiers were more likely to suffer sexual harassment and sexual assault.

The study shows that despite the US military's efforts to address the problem over the years, the incidence of sexual assault in the US military remains high. Jennifer Greenberg, the author of the study and a professor at the University of Sheffield in the UK, wrote: "In the wars after 9/11, the US military put combat readiness first, which led to the intensification of sexual assault in the military, indicating that the US military covered up violence and gender inequality within the institution." (Overseas Network Hou Xingchuan)