Afghanistan is set to criminalise the practice of “bacha bazi” — the sexual exploitation of boys — with a slew of stringent punishments laid out for the first time in a revised penal code. The move ...

The Taliban are accused of using child sex slaves to attack police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the cultural practice of “bacha bazi” — paedophilic boy play — for military gain. The subculture ...

The recent outrage over reports of systematic child rape by Afghan security forces may be justified, but sadly there is little novelty to the reports themselves. Even the Sunday New York Times article ...

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Powerful warlords, commanders, politicians and other members of the elite often keep "bachas" as a symbol of authority and affluence. The move comes after an AFP report last year found the Taliban are ...