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

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 ...

DW Pakistan's Pashtun kids struggle to go to school Posted: February 22, 2025 | Last updated: February 24, 2025 In Pakistan, every third child is out of school — and the situation is dire, in ...

After being granted post-arrest bail on Tuesday, the chief of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), Manzoor Pashteen, was re-arrested and taken to an undisclosed location. Manzoor Pashteen expressed his ...

Here is a brief overview of the major ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The Pashtuns are Afghanistan’s biggest ethnic group, making up more than 42 per cent of the population. The group -which is ...

She was an experienced Washington Post war correspondent and he was a decorated Green Beret, known as 'Lawrence of Afghanistan' for his ability to rally the local Pashtun tribes to his side.