Afghan tradition allows girls to access the freedom of boys

In a Kabul neighborhood, a gaggle of boys kick a yellow ball around a dusty playground, their boisterous cries echoing off the surrounding apartment buildings. At not quite 8 years old, Sanam is a bacha posh: a girl living as a boy. The move opened up a boy's world: playing soccer and cricket with boys, wrestling with the neighborhood butcher's son, working to help the family make ends meet.

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