LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘suffer sexual and physical abuse’ in detention under the Taliban

LGBTQ+ Afghans have suffered sexual and physical abuse in detention centres under the Taliban, a CNN investigation has uncovered.

The report detailed the stories of five LGBTQ+ Afghans who had been detained in the country since the Taliban took back control, following the withdrawal of US troops in August 2021.

Nineteen-year-old Sohrab (not his real name) said a member of the Taliban “grabbed me from behind, tore my clothes apart and raped me”. He was sexually assaulted four more times.

“My whole body was praying for my death. Every time, he would threaten that if I dared tell anyone, he would kill me with his own hands.”

He had been detained on a charge of sodomy, after family members found out that he had a boyfriend and word

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