First LGBT+ Afghans arrive in Britain since Taliban’s return

A group of LGBT+ Afghans has arrived in Britain for the first time since the Taliban’s return to power in August caused panic among gay and transgender Afghans, who feared persecution and even death under the Islamists’ rule. The evacuation of the 29 Afghans is “hoped to be the first of many” in the coming months, Britain’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday, hours after a Taliban spokesman told Reuters LGBT+ rights would not be respected. Thousands of Afghans including LGBT+ people, women and officials linked to the previous administration rushed to flee the country after the Ta…

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