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MoD rejects Times report on bacha bazi in ANA ranks

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday rejected as baseless media reports about the subculture of bacha bazi or "boy play” in the ranks of the Afghan National Army (ANA).

The MoD said in a statement that religious scholars at the ministry’s cultural and religious department had been effortlessly trying to keep informed the army personnel about the rich Islamic values and traditions even in far-flung localities and frontlines.

“We completely reject the report published in The New York Times about Afghan . . .

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