LONDON/TOKYO -- In the years before the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August, Amir struggled to keep his sexuality hidden from his very conservative Muslim family -- but at least he didn't fear for his life.
"I had a better life, I had a job, I could wear what I wanted," said Amir (not his real name), who's gay and in his 20s. After the Taliban took power in Kabul, he got scared, as people suspected of being LGBT+ were detained and faced possible execution.
