It is a term used in Afghanistan and in this book to describe children who are born as girls but are dressed up, raised and treated as if they were boys.

[4] The experiences of these individuals give personal accounts of how some women handle the treatment of girls in modern day Afghanistan.

Azita wants to give Mehran the freedom to play sports, open communication, and activities that young boys can enjoy.

[1][2][6] Additionally, Azita herself was a bacha posh as a young girl, which allows her a deeper insight into their plight within Afghanistan.

[2] The Underground Girls of Kabul is one of the 850's targeted books in a watch list sent public-school libraries by Matt Krause, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, as prone to generate "discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of [a student’s] race or sex".