ANNOUNCER: Tonight on FRONTLINE: In an Afghanistan ravaged by war and poverty, an ancient tradition has been secretly revived, young boys sold by their families to wealthy merchants and warlords, ...

The 9-year-old boy with pale skin and big, piercing eyes captivated Mirzahan at first sight. “He is more handsome than anyone in the village,” Mirzahan, 22, a farmer, said, explaining why he is ...

HANIF Atmar, the Afghan interior minister, was beside himself. An American newspaper was about to publish a story that would defame his country. He rushed over to the United States embassy and ...

The war in Afghanistan has brought many of the cultural traditions there to light including a practice recognized as sexual slavery and child prostitution, particularly vulnerable exploitation of ...