TV Frontline - Season 28 Episode 7 : The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Frontline - Season 28 Episode 7 : The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan 7.4/10 by 46 users In Afghanistan today, in the midst of war and endemic poverty, an ancient tradition ? banned when the Taliban were in power ? has re-emerged across the country. It?s called Bacha Bazi, translated literally as ?boy play.? Hundreds of boys, some as young as 11, street orphans or boys bought from poor families by former warlords and powerful businessmen, are dressed in women?s clothes, taught to sing and dance for the entertainment of male audiences and then sold to the highest bidder or traded among the men for sex. With remarkable access inside a Bacha Bazi ring operating in northern Afghanistan, Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi investigates this practice, still illegal under Afghan law, talking with the boys, their families and their masters, exposing the sexual abuse and even murders of the boys, and documenting how Afghan authorities responsible for stopping these crimes are sometimes themselves complicit in the practice. Details Casts Posters Images Title Frontline - Season 28 Episode 7 : The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Alternative Titles PBS Frontline, Frontline (PBS) First Air Date 1983-01-17 Last Air Date 2025-07-01 Number of Episodes 838 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, News, Networks PBS, Casts Will Lyman Plot Keywords , Self - Narrator (voice) Will Lyman Episodes List Frontline Season 28 :Episode 1 Digital Nation Digital Nation 2010-02-02 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 2 Flying Cheap Flying Cheap 2010-02-09 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 3 Behind Taliban Lines Behind Taliban Lines 2010-02-23 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 4 The Suicide Tourist The Suicide Tourist 2010-03-02 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 5 The Quake The Quake 2010-03-30 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 6 Obama's Deal Obama's Deal 2010-04-13 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 7 The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan 2010-04-20 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 8 The Vaccine War The Vaccine War 2010-04-27 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 9 College, Inc. College, Inc. 2010-05-04 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 10 The Wounded Platoon The Wounded Platoon 2010-05-18 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 11 Law & Disorder Law & Disorder 2010-08-25 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 12 Death by Fire Death by Fire 2010-10-19 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 13 The Spill The Spill 2010-10-26 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 14 The Confessions The Confessions 2010-11-09 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 28 :Episode 15 Facing Death Facing Death 2010-11-23 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...