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Villagers walk in the fields near the niche of the giant Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) ...

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The origins of the practice are still unknown, but it’s become increasingly well-known. In the summer of 2017, Swedish photographer Loulou d’Aki traveled to Afghanistan to document bacha posh.

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