For centuries, Afghan men have taken boys, roughly 9 to 15 years old, as lovers. Some research suggests that half the Pashtun tribal members in Kandahar and other southern towns are bacha baz, the term for an older man with a boy lover. \"Having a boy has become a custom for us,\" Enayatullah, a 42-year-old in Baghlan province, told a Reuters reporter. \"Whoever wants to show off should have a boy.\" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/29/INF21F2Q9H.DTL