LGBTQ Afghans Living In Fear Beneath Taliban Rule
5 min readOct 25, 2021
“I truly don’t think I’m going to make it out of here alive.”
33 year old Maali has been hiding in her small flat just North of Kabul for weeks. “I’m scared to go out now.” She explains. “If someone knows me or suspects me, I risk being arrested or killed.”
Her Cousin is the only person she communicates with. He delivers food to her every week. The rest…