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Checkpoints have become hotspots, the LGBT+ people said, with armed Taliban guards searching people's phones for any evidence that would reveal their sexuality or gender identity.

LGBT+ Afghans face increasing threats and violence five months since the Taliban seized power, with many forced into hiding and unable to earn a living amid a worsening economic crisis, researchers said on Wednesday. Sixty LGBT+ Afghans who were interviewed by rights groups said the community was being targeted by members of the hardline Islamist movement and their supporters,

Rights groups say LGBT Afghans are in an increasingly desperate situation after the Taliban takeover as they face serious threats to their safety. 

LGBTQ+ Afghans are facing an increasingly grave situation in the region due to being targeted by the Taliban, a new report has confirmed.

LGBTQ+ Afghans face increasing threats and violence five months since the Taliban seized power, with many forced into hiding and unable to earn a living amid a worsening economic crisis, researchers said on Wednesday.

As he struggled to wrench his hair from the grasp of a heavily armed Taliban fighter, Mohammad - a gay Afghan man - realised he had two options: run or die.

* LGBT+ Afghans recount threats, violence under Taliban

Canadian charity Rainbow Railroad has coordinated an airlift of 29 LGBTQ2S+ Afghans out of Afghanistan to the U.K. in a humanitarian mission.

Among the group are students and activists who had repeatedly stood up for equality for the LGBT community in Afghanistan. Pictured: Afghans arrive in the UK in August (file photo).

The first group of LGBT Afghan refugees to be helped by the UK Government to leave Afghanistan arrived in Britain on Friday to start their new lives, UK Foreign