We'll be killed: Afghanistan's LGBTQ+ community forced to live in hiding under Taliban regime

After the return of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, members of the LGBTQ+ community are forced to live in hiding in fear of their lives. They urged human rights advocates outside the country to help them escape the Taliban regime.

"We will definitely be killed ... We are asking to be evacuated immediately from Afghanistan."

Hilal (name changed), a 25-year-old gay man in Afghanistan, is among hundreds of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) members in Afghanistan who fear for their lives under the Taliban government. They have urged human rights advocates outside the country to help them escape the new regime.