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'Forced To Dance' In Afghanistan In Afghanistan, bacha bazi -- or dancing boys -- often provide the entertainment for men at clubs or private parties. The practice is illegal but common. Many of these young dancers have been trafficked or coerced into performing, and they face the constant threat of sexual abuse.

Air Strikes Destroy Islamic State Radio Station In Afghanistan, Officials Say Afghan and U.S. officials say air strikes have destroyed Voice of the Caliphate, an Islamic State-operated radio station that had been broadcasting the militant group’s extremist messages in eastern Afghanistan since last year.

Afghan Boy Comes To Kabul, Amid Hopes Of Meeting Messi Afghan football authorities are trying to arrange a meeting between a 5-year-old boy and Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, after photos of the boy in a homemade Messi shirt went viral. He spoke exclusively to RFE/RL during a visit to the Afghan national stadium in Kabul.

Blast In Central Kabul Kills At Least 20 Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says a powerful explosion set off by a suicide bomber near the parliament building and a police station in Kabul has killed 20 people.

The Little Afghan Boy And His Homemade Messi Jersey A little boy sparked an international media hunt after a picture of him wearing a Lionel Messi jersey made out of a plastic bag went viral. We tracked down 5-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi to his home in eastern Afghanistan and paid him a visit.