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  2. Bacha bazi - Wikipedia

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    Bacha bazi was outlawed during the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan period. [13] [14] [15] Nevertheless, it was widely practiced. Force and coercion were common, and security officials of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan stated they were unable to end such practices and that many of the men involved in bacha bazi were powerful and well-armed ...

  3. The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Bacha bazi (from the Persian bacheh بچه‌, literally "preying on children"), is a form of sexual slavery and child prostitution [2] in which prepubescent and adolescent boys are sold to wealthy or powerful men for entertainment and sexual activities. This business thrives in Afghanistan, where many men keep dancing boys as status symbols.

  4. This Is What Winning Looks Like - Wikipedia

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    The film uncovers a less-than-seamless transition, revealing rampant sexual abuse and killing of young boys by Afghan police commanders and other adult men as part of a cultural practice called bacha bazi, addiction to drugs such as opiates and marijuana, corruption, insider attacks and double agents inside the Afghan security forces, and false ...

  5. Bacha posh - Wikipedia

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    Bacha posh (Pashto: باشا بوش, lit. 'dressed up as a boy', Dari : بچه‌ پوشی ) [ 1 ] is a practice in Afghanistan in which some families will pick a daughter to live and behave as a boy.

  6. Bacha - Wikipedia

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    Bacha may refer to: . Bacha (surname) Bacha (given name) Leucocasia gigantea, also known as "bạc hà" in Vietnam, a Southeast Asian vegetable; Bacha bazi (sometimes known as "bacchá"), a Central Asian tradition of keeping boys as concubines as women and girls are forbidden to perform for men

  7. 13-year-old boy accused of 11 break-ins targeting young girls

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    A 13-year-old was apprehended for allegedly targeting young girls in a string of home invasions in Michigan, authorities said. The teen was allegedly involved in nine break-ins in Pontiac and two ...

  8. Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

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    A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that ...

  9. The Kite Runner (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Kite Runner is a 2007 American drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Benioff and based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini.It tells the story of Amir a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning his friend Hassan (Mahmoodzada).