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'''Afghanistan''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Afghanistan''', is a landlocked country located within [[South Asia]] and [[Central Asia]]. It has a population of approximately 31 million people, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by [[Pakistan]] in the south and east; [[Iran]] in the west; [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], and [[Tajikistan]] in the north; and [[China]] in the far northeast. | '''Afghanistan''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Afghanistan''', is a landlocked country located within [[South Asia]] and [[Central Asia]]. It has a population of approximately 31 million people, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by [[Pakistan]] in the south and east; [[Iran]] in the west; [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], and [[Tajikistan]] in the north; and [[China]] in the far northeast. | ||
According to the ''New York Times'', [[pedophilia]] has openly existed into the twenty-first century, especially in the city of Kandahar.<ref>Craig S. Smith, "Kandahar Jounal; Shh, It's an Open Secret: Warlords and Pedophilia", ''New York Times'', February 21, 2002, http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/world/kandahar-journal-shh-it-s-an-open-secret-warlords-and-pedophilia.html.</ref> Boy dancers/prostitutes, | Afghanistan has been called "the gay capital of South Asia". Some observers attribute this to the seclusion in which women are kept; there is no possibility of a social encounter with a woman not a relative. | ||
According to the ''New York Times'', [[pedophilia]] has openly existed into the twenty-first century, especially in the city of Kandahar.<ref>Craig S. Smith, "Kandahar Jounal; Shh, It's an Open Secret: Warlords and Pedophilia", ''New York Times'', February 21, 2002, http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/world/kandahar-journal-shh-it-s-an-open-secret-warlords-and-pedophilia.html.</ref> Boy dancers/prostitutes, in a practice known as [[Bacha bazi]], exist semi-clandestinely in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. | |||
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Revision as of 02:41, 5 July 2015
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 31 million people, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast.
Afghanistan has been called "the gay capital of South Asia". Some observers attribute this to the seclusion in which women are kept; there is no possibility of a social encounter with a woman not a relative.
According to the New York Times, pedophilia has openly existed into the twenty-first century, especially in the city of Kandahar.[1] Boy dancers/prostitutes, in a practice known as Bacha bazi, exist semi-clandestinely in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
See also
- ↑ Craig S. Smith, "Kandahar Jounal; Shh, It's an Open Secret: Warlords and Pedophilia", New York Times, February 21, 2002, http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/world/kandahar-journal-shh-it-s-an-open-secret-warlords-and-pedophilia.html.
