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Zarifa Sabet

Zarifa Sabet is currently working as Senior Gender and Youth Advisor with USAID/SHAHAR Kabul. She is also a contributor writer with South Asian Monitor. She has done master of International Relations from South Asian University, New Delhi, India.

Shame and Silence: Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan

A group of Afghan children in Mazari Sharif; these children are not Bacha Bazi. CC Flickr Afghanistan Matters, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Detailing the abusive practice of Bacha Bazi – or ‘dancing boys’ – in Afghanistan.

Improving Female Participation in Defense and Security Institutions in Afghanistan

Afghan police prepare to graduate, cc Flickr NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Greater female participation in the police and army would go far in stabilizing Afghanistan. Unfortunately, there are still many perceptional and institutional challenges that must be overcome first.

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