How bacha bazi has still not ended in Afghanistan?

[Naheed Janjua]

The boys are bought or sometimes kidnapped from their families and retained by their well-armed patriarchs for dancing, games and sexual pleasure. They are treated as possessions to bolster a warlord’s standing in front of his peers, and their reintegration into society often ends in tragedy.

More recently, in December, The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) warned that Bacha Bazi had surged again, following the intense conflict in the northeast of the country. The commission called on the parliament to pass anti-Bacha Bazi laws.


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[Roybot]

Homosexuality in such a hyper religious region/country doesn't make any sense.

 

[Naheed Janjua]

Homosexuality in such a hyper religious region/country doesn't make any sense.

well the article explains why you do see it in this hyper religious country as you refer to it...

 

[TMA]

Homosexuality in such a hyper religious region/country doesn't make any sense.

It is not a hyper religious country but a pseudo hyper religious country. Just cos lots of women wear burka or men have beards does not correlate with "religiosity"

 

[maximuswarrior]

National sport of Afghanistan. India should invest more.

 

[Roybot]

National sport of Afghanistan. India should invest more.

If am not wrong its quite prevalent in Pashtun areas of Pakistan as well.