In Afghanistan, young boys and adolescents are adorned in makeup, dressed in brightly coloured women's clothing and sent before groups of powerful men to dance and entertain. They are victims of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adorned in makeup, fake breasts and bells, Jawed whirls around middle-aged men at Kabul’s underground bacha bazi, or “boy play” parties, where the former child sex slave finds freedom of ...

The brutal tradition of Bacha Bazi, the sexual exploitation of ... A US report confirms Afghan security forces’ involvement, while similar abuse occurs in Pakistan. Victims face lifelong trauma ...

Prior to the ceasefire, tensions have remained high in the Torkham area and its surroundings, with both sides having engaged ...

In Afghanistan, 'bacha bazi,' the exploitation of young boys as dancers and sexual slaves, remains widespread, particularly in Pashtun tribal areas. Despite laws against it and previous bans by ...