Instead, the Afghan teenager has disguised herself as a boy for more than a decade, forced by her parents to be the "son" they never had. I attend funerals as his eldest son" -- something she would never be allowed to do as a girl. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840Afghan female laborer Sitara Wafadar, 18, who dresses as a male in order to support her family. ALSO READ: Devolution yet to save families from poverty"When I go to work most people do not realise that I am a girl," Sitara says. "If they realised that an 18-year-old girl was working morning to evening in a brick factory then I would encounter many problems.

Source: Standard Digital April 23, 2018 09:00 UTC