>> jenny nordberg, howd how didu gain the trust of these families and girls to talk to them? >> it took a long time. i worked with very good people in afghanistan. that's the only way to do it. there's no phonebook even to find these families and these girls, and the bacha posh. little by little and through connections and taking the time and patience and being very respectful. you can't just barge into people's homes and expect them to share their innermost secrets. i met and interviewed many more of them, you know, then are in the book right now, but several of them had never told this story before. they were living as women now

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