A dozen Chinese women in skintight miniskirts and halter tops flit around clusters of beefy Western men and flirt in broken English. Paradise is a brothel in an unmarked residential compound in an upscale Kabul neighborhood where prostitutes from China cater to Western men. Since the U. Not long after came Chinese prostitutes, in some cases trafficked into the nation. The International Organization for Migration helped 96 Chinese women who were deported in But when they arrived, they said, the Chinese restaurant owner denied them salaries and forced them to provide sexual services.
They want to do business here. In recent years, Afghan authorities have raided brothels fronting as restaurants and deported Chinese prostitutes in front of TV cameras. He would not give the nationalities of the foreign prostitutes, but many raids have been at Chinese restaurants. Many Afghans blame prostitution on immoral Chinese women and Western men and say it is un-Islamic. The highly publicized crackdown on Chinese prostitutes has led to rampant harassment of women of East Asian origin.
In Paradise, the women speak Chinese among themselves. One says she is from a town outside Beijing. The brothel has two identical doors in the back of the building. One leads to the well-stocked basement bar where the women mingle with potential clients. The other leads up to the main part of the house, where every nook and cranny that can be closed off has a spartan twin bed mattress with no sheets.
About Us. Brand Publishing. Times News Platforms. Real Estate. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. June 15, Associated Press Writer. Now and then, a man and woman go upstairs, where Paradise does its real business.
