Bacha Bazi: The Institutionalized Child Rape & Sex Slavery In Afghanistan

[Jim Burton]

https://bronx.com/bacha-bazi-the-instit ... ghanistan/

Few subjects expose the hypocrisy and corruption of Afghanistan’s ruling classes more than Bacha Bazi, which translates to “boy play.” Behind the veil of cultural relativism and failed excuses, this practice is nothing less than institutionalized child rape, pedophilia, and human trafficking. For decades, powerful men in Afghanistan — warlords, militia leaders, corrupt officials, and even members of the police and military — have engaged in the systematic sexual abuse of young boys, while presenting themselves as defenders of morality and religion.

This practice is not a cultural curiosity, nor is it a misunderstood tradition. It is evil, predatory, and destructive. And yet, despite being illegal under Afghan law and condemned internationally, it continues — protected by the very same people who claim to enforce law and order.