Unbanning Sex in Afghanistan

Soldiers and civilians working for the military in Afghanistan are no longer prohibited from having sex -- technically, at least. But it's not like military commanders are encouraging the practice.

Stars and Stripes reports that Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-101, lifted a ban on "intimate behavior" between men and women not married to each other. But such behavior is still "highly discouraged," and even the new rules render it pretty difficult to find opportunities for intimacy. Single men and women can visit each other’s living quarters, but can't go "behind closed doors, partitions or other isolated or segregated areas."