LGBTQ+ Afghans fear being forgotten 100 days since Taliban takeover
As he struggled to wrench his hair from the grasp of a heavily armed Taliban fighter, Mohammad – a gay Afghan man – realised he had two options: run or die. Minutes earlier, he had been stopped at a checkpoint in Kabul and forced to hand over his mobile phone for inspection. Mohammad was terrified – he knew the Taliban guard would find material on his phone that revealed his sexuality. “He started searching the gallery and photos and videos and gave me a really strong slap in the face.…
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