I agree.
There are a couple bars outside the Valley Hi Gate that have catered to the DLI students since I got here in 78.
Don’t know how the Afghanis pay their military, but the other Arabs countries (Saudi, Iraq and Iran at the time) paid theirs quite handsomely. It attracted many locals looking to hit the gravy train. I know that has not changed with the Qataris, UAE, etc.
They were always known for a preference for what is called on dating sites now as BBWs.
I figure some of these guys found out what it was like to be with an animal that didn’t have four legs and decided life was good here in TX.