“He grabbed me from behind, tore my clothes apart and raped me,” Sohrab – whose name has been changed for security reasons – told CNN in October.
Transgender and gender non-conforming people are being “consistently” targeted at Taliban checkpoints due to their choice of clothing, human rights groups said.
“I will never forget when the Taliban came to our house,” Samiar Nazari, a 22-year-old transgender man, told CNN.
Other human rights groups have documented instances of extrajudicial detention, conducted out of the public eye.
With little sign that the Taliban will improve their record on human rights, many in the country feel abandoned by the international community.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Pul, Kabul, AFP, –, ‘ Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Herat, Afghanistan’s, Jalalabad, Qatar