Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies (September 2015, The New York Times) The secret shame of Afghanistan’s bacha bazi ‘dancing boys’ who are made to dress like little girls, then abused by paedophiles (January 2016, Daily Mail).Confessions of an Afghan Boy Sex Slave (May 2015, Newsweek).is looking the other way (July 2017, Washington Post) Afghan soldiers are using boys as sex slaves, and the U.S.
Because the youths are powerless, they cannot give their free consent for what is done to them. Such acts do not qualify as consensual same-sex relations. Clearly the men involved in this act are pedophiles.
It can hurt badly too, but money is important.” One of the bacha boys who talked about his sexual experiences said “We feed them well, we prepare all their food for them, we do everything, we support them in every way.” “When a boy is older, we make their life better we buy their bacha clothes, pay for their wedding when they are no longer wanted. In the documentary, “playboy” Japar, a retired field commander who claimed to have worked with the Afghanistan government, said: They remain in the business until they are 20. The recruited boys who are necessarily not gay are usually between the ages of 12–13 and are called ‘bachas’. They often target poor boys who are either desperate to make money or burdened with the responsibility to take care of their families. They are rich and well-connected, which places them beyond the law. The men who recruit these young boys are called ‘playboys’. I give them money, and they give me their bodies.”
“Obviously, when I am with boys, I feel aroused, so it’s just a fair exchange. In Afghanistan, this is not viewed as homosexuality, even though there are strict laws prohibiting the act.Īmir, an older man acknowledged in the documentary that he is aroused by the sight of young men and admitted to having exploited them sexually.
The documentary shows how under-aged boys are recruited and taught how to dance like women in parties organized by rich folks, who then later select their favorite boy for sex. Further coverage comes in a video documentary titled ‘They don’t just dance’ that is now available online through RTDoc – an English-language documentary channel created by Russia’s government-backed media company RT. The practice has been widely discussed - for example, in The New York Times, Newsweek and The Daily Mail. They do it under the guise of a disgusting old sexual traditional practice called “bacha bazi” (boy play). In Afghanistan, as part of an illegal but traditional practice, men recruit young boys, luring them with gifts and money with the intention of having sex with them.