Tag: Taliban
LGBTQ+ Afghans say they are facing severe abuse, including rape and torture, in detention as the Taliban intensifies its crackdown on minority groups.
Reports from detainees reveal a harrowing pattern of violence targeting the LGBTQ+ community since the Taliban regained power in 2021 after the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal...
Monkeypox is being used by the Taliban as a mandate to target, harass, and detain LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan.
According to reports by PinkNews, the Taliban’s persecution of LGBTQ+ people has been put in overdrive following the detection of monkeypox in Europe.
The virus, which is usually found in parts of...
Following being outed by his family and trying to flee the country, a gay man in Afghanistan was beaten, raped by the Taliban.
The man, whose identity has been kept secret for his protection was targeted by the extremist militant group while trying to find a path to safety.
First reported...
After 20 years, the Taliban are on the verge of returning to power in Afghanistan spelling bad news for the country’s LGBT+ community.
There are grave fears for the safety of gay Afghans as the Taliban looks posed to regain control of Afghanistan for the first time since 2001.
Overnight, the...
