KABUL -- After Ahmed gave an interview defending LGBT+ rights to an American TV channel, life in Afghanistan became unbearable. Two months later, the nursing student from Herat had no choice but to flee the country that had been home for 22 years.
Afghanistan turmoil
LGBT+ in Afghanistan live in fear of Taliban crackdown
Many hope to flee country as Human Rights Watch warns of grave threats
Human Rights Watch and OutRight Action International warn that LGBT+ people in Afghanistan face an increasingly desperate situation under the Taliban. (Source photo by Reuters)
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