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1.3. Rationale of the study
Bacha-Bazi has grown in the country in the recent decade or so and this indicates that even
in this age of technology people hardly have awareness about the exploitation on children. It
could be put in another way that is may be people are aware of the incidents happening around
but are reluctant to respond protest for the fear of life. The awareness of people is the biggest
issue in this case as in spite of knowing this prevalence of Bacha-Bazi or the other common
atrocities on young boys no one has spoken anything against it. The constant kidnapping of the
young boys have left a strong negative impression on the families of the children. Presently the
Afghan Government doesn’t have any kind of strong policies or agendas to stop this practice in
the country and so it could be said that there is a need of developing statutory policies for the
safeguarding of the women and children which is missing in this case (
Jones, 2014)
.
The Boy play or Bacha-Bazi has misled a lot of young males and have driven them to
perform dancing in front of the aged influential people that often ends up in rape or sexual
exploitation of young males. It could be said that most of the powerful men who engage enjoy
participating in this custom cannot be sued legally as there is no strong legislation in the country.
This clearly shows the loophole in the system. Hence it could be said that the main issue related
to the topic is the failure of the government to stop this practice in the country (
Sarafian, 2014)
.
The rationale of the research lies in the fact that over the years huge number of male children in
Afghanistan have been subjected to exploitation in this custom of Bacha-Bazi and hence it
becomes extremely important to do research on this subject to understand the relevant aspects of
this custom. The different factors that led children to get into Bacha-Bazi were common like the
other poor countries which are poor financial situation and hence it is extremely important that
the key factors of Bacha-Bazi are discussed. There are number of problems that these young kids
face when they grow up as then they are thrown into the streets as they are considered men then.
Some of these children acquire psychological disorders that makes the future unfit to live (
Jones,
2015)
.
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The present study will try to shed light on this subject in a better way and also take an
opportunity to improve the condition and mitigate problems of Bacha-Bazi which was
considered heinous sin by the Taliban. Accept it or not the Taliban had better hold of the
situation and considered Unislamic. It is also important to mention that there has been tampering
in the religious teachings by the Pakhtuns which state that Bacha-Bazi is not Unislamic or
unreligious and it is not considered homosexual. Overall it could be said that due to the rise of
this odious act it is important to properly research this subject and get better insights to combat it
successfully or to know more about it (
Jones, 2015)
.
1.4. Research Aim
Bacha-Bazi is a problem that is going to affect the future generations of Afghanistan and
it will never allow the country to come out from its evil days terrorised, militant activities and
other internal problems and hence it is important that the government takes positive steps to
eliminate these problems effectively to make sure the families doesn’t lose their male child or
the name bearer as considered of the family as considered by the society. Continuing on the
same note it could be said that the present study takes the initiative to understand and discuss
the custom of loathsome act Bacha-Bazi or boy play. The child abuse coming from this act has
become a serious issue in the country Afghanistan and it clearly has serious effect on the afghan
society. Even though holding a dancing boy or participating in Bacha-Bazi is illegal in
Afghanistan there have been no serious problems for the people getting involved in it (
Etzioni,
2012)
. Assessing the present situation in Afghanistan it could be said that there is a serious
loophole in the entire system of Afghanistan as the country has not been able to operate
properly to stop this act and hence it could be said that this sets the research aim very clearly
which would be to: Investigate the brutal act of Bacha-Bazi and child sex in Afghanistan. This
will be the main aim of the research which would help to analyse the subject in a better way and
also get better insights which will contribute to improve findings of the future researches done
on the same subject.
1.5. Research objectives
Going through the present research subject the below objectives have been framed which will
help to address the requirements of the present research:
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The impact of Bacha-Bazi on the male children.
•
To identify the main factors influencing Bacha-Bazi in Afghanistan.
•
To assess the role of the government to stop the practice of Bacha-Bazi.
•
To investigate on strategies that could possibly help to reduce this practice in the country.
1.6. Research Questions
The present research poses number of questions which are extremely important to be answered in
order to complete the research successfully. Considering the subject of the research the below
questions have been framed:
1. What is the psychological impact of Bacha-Bazi on children?
2. Why the government and the immediate internationally supporting countries have not
been able to implement proper intervention strategies to stop this practice?
3. How has Bacha-Bazi threatened the society?
1.7. Literature Review
Several books and article have been published about the act of Bacha-Bazi in
Afghanistan and child trafficking in Afghanistan. In additions, documentary films also expose
the horrific practice of Bacha-Bazi in Afghanistan. Award-winning Afghan journalist Najibullah
Quraishi made film “The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan” about the practice of Bacha-Bazi in
Afghanistan. This disturbing film exposes the illegal act of Bacha-Bazi and the sexual
exploitation ring involved in Bacha-Bazi practices in Afghanistan (Quraishi et al,2010).
Musa Khan Jalalzai points out that record number of Afghan children, women and unemployed
young men are kidnaped and trafficked to local and international markets for prostitution.
Warlords have been heavily involved in child trafficking and Bacha-Bazi practices. Jalalzai
mentions that even though Bacha-Bazi is not legal in Afghanistan but thousands of wealthy
people, business men and criminal gangs are involved in Bacha-Bazi. He mentions the recently
released WikiLeaks cable reveals that United States funded DynCorp Company responsible for
training Afghan police force is involved in Bacha-Bazi business. The company has spent part of
its budget on Bacha-Bazi parties and child trafficking in Afghanistan to meet the sexual need of
Afghan police officers. (JALĀLZAʾI et al, 2011)
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