Since the Taliban’s return to power, queer Afghans tell FullerProject + ForeignPolicy they are “just waiting for our death” in the face of systematic abduction, rape and torture by the government. MsReads
stating that LGBT Afghans, and others who don’t conform to rigid gender norms, “faced an increasingly desperate situation and grave threats to their safety and lives under the Taliban.” Some of the 60 Afghans interviewed for the report described how the Taliban gang-raped, assaulted, and threatened them.
So it was with enormous relief that, after an agonizing 3-day wait, her partner finally called back. Amir, 21, used to run an Instagram page supporting gay rights in Afghanistan. But he hasn’t posted since August, fearing the Taliban might use his social media to trace him. “It was very effective in helping me understand that I was not alone,” he said in a phone interview about the importance of social media to him.
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