The international troop presence in the war-torn Albanian Muslim province of Kosovo is fuelling a prostitution boom and brothels and girly bars are proliferating. Traffic in women of eastern European origin has grown since the arrival in July of the 45,000 men of the NATO force KFOR, and personnel of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). No Muslim women are involved. The prostitutes come from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova and Bulgaria. Most are here of their own accord, but some have been kidnapped by or sold to their pimps.