Taliban Have A ‘To Kill List’ of Gay People in Afghanistan, Forcing Many Into Hiding
Category: Terrorism News
The Taliban government are reportedly keeping a ‘kill list’ of gay people in
Afghanistan which has forced many to go into hiding over fears for their
lives.
The Islamist government say homosexuality is strictly
prohibited, with gay people facing death often by brutal ways under a twisted
interpretation of Sharia law.
The director of a LGBT+ human rights
group in Afghanistan has claimed that the Taliban have drawn up list of gay
people who they want to kill.
Kimahliu Powell, executive director
of the Rainbow Railroad, the only international LGBT+ organization on the
ground in the country, told France 24: “This is a really scary time to be in
Afghanistan.
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