The customary sexual - and not only - abuse of young boys in Afghanistan - Children as young as 10 years old are dressed in women's clothes and turned into sex slaves for the country's elite ...

The barbaric tradition, whose name translates to 'boy play', has persisted for centuries and, while Afghanistan's current Taliban leadership claim to oppose it, Bacha Bazi continues as an open secret.

In Afghanistan, a disturbing practice known as "bacha bazi" continues to plague society as young boys, often pre-pubescent, are forced to dance for affluent Afghan men who subsequently sexually abuse ...

The brutal tradition of Bacha Bazi, the sexual exploitation of young boys, continues in Afghanistan despite official bans. Military commanders secretly practice it, highlighting Taliban rule’s ...

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But dancing is the only skill he has that can earn a livelihood, having had no education and with virtually no protection offered in Afghanistan for bacha bazi survivors. Now he performs for ...