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

When he was 13 years old, Mirwais Tokhi was in Kandahar, Afghanistan, scared for his future and trying to flee the Taliban.

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 ...

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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 ...

Transform into a woman Bacha bazi is not seen as homosexuality in Afghanistan’s gender segregated society - instead the possession of young boys made to look like pretty women symbolises power.

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 ...

This adventurous group of mates decided to swap the booze-filled beaches of party islands for a lad’s holiday in Afghanistan ...

Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" ...

UNICEF is constructing 165 schools for girls and boys across Afghanistan, complete with solar panels, latrine blocks and ...