Afghan Boys Are Prized, So Girls Live the Part

The practice may stretch back centuries. Nancy Dupree, an 83-year-old American who has spent most of her life as a historian working in Afghanistan, said she had not heard of the phenomenon, but recalled a photograph from the early 1900s belonging to the private collection of a member of the Afghan royal family.

“Segregation calls for creativity,” Mrs. Dupree said. “These people have the most amazing coping ability.” --- Afghan Boys Are Prized, So Girls Live the Part - nytimes

Excerpt From 'Dan Rather Reports'
In Afghanistan, Boys Are Prized and Girls Live the Part