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A Family Secret
The story reports on "bacha posh," the tradition where families in Afghanistan disguise their daughters as sons and raise them as boys.
Tags: bacha posh; Afghanistan; family; children
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Afghan Boys Are Prized, So Girls Live the Part
In Afghanistan, families disguise their daughters s sons and raise them as boys to allow for their daughters to be education, work, and have more freedoms. The practice is called "bacha posh" and the investigation takes an unprecedented look at it.
Tags: Afghanistan; segregation; gender; bacha posh