Interesting. There was also a report of a body of photographs from the Taliban period of male pairs, often with kohl around their eyes, who had themselves photographed together before going on terrorist suicide missions.
Kandahar was founded by Alexander, and still bears his name: Kandahar=Iskandaria=Alexandropolis=Alexandria.
There were a couple of articles in National Geographic in the thirties of visitors passing through to India being entertained by local rulers with 'troops of disgusting effeminate lascivious dancing boys', made up and dressed as women.