GYRATING awkwardly in dark eye make-up and girls’ clothes, the dancing boys of Afghanistan twirl for their depraved masters.

They are victims of Bacha Bazi, an ancient practice that often turns them into sex slaves for the elite. The barbaric tradition, whose name translates to 'boy play', has persisted for centuries ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...