[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan police have tossed in the slammerPlease don't kill me!
two men appearing in a documentary film about the sexual abuse of children in Afghanistan, local officials in Balkh said.
The two men appeared in a documentary prepared by a Russian TV Channel about Bacha Bazi, sexual abuse of children.
Provincial police chief Syed Kamal Sadat said the two men, Jabar and Jamil, who are also famous as Raees, have been arrested after they appeared in the documentary film.
He said the men were arrested after appearing in the film that is harming the national identity of the Afghan people.
The documentary released last month focuses on the stigma of Bacha Baazi in Afghanistan which continues in parts of the country despite the act has been outlawed by the government.
According to documentary, the young boys are normally recruited by influential individuals, taking advantage of their poverty and other social issues the young boys face, including the enormous amount of money needed for the marriage.
The documentary findings shows the boys are receiving the cost of their wedding from their owners after they reach the age adolescence.
One of the men who has been allegedly arrested says the boys should be about 12, 13, or 15 years old to be recruited as a Bacha ‐ a term usually used to call the children recruited for dancing and other sexual abuse.
He said the business owners "support" their boys until their "sell-by-date" expires, at about 25. "When a boy is older, we make their life better. We buy the bacha clothes, pay for their wedding when they’re no longer wanted. We feed them well, we prepare all their food for them. We do everything!" he says in all honesty."
The documentary also reveals the sexual abuse the young children are subjected to, including painful sexual offense at the hands of their owners. "At first, I didn’t know much about it, I thought it was just a game," he told RT, adding that "sex can hurt badly too, but money is important," said one of the boys who was first offered to become a bach in the age of 12.​