Gay Afghan man raped and beaten by cruel Taliban fighters after desperately trying to flee

A gay man in Afghanistan was beaten, raped and outed to his family by the Taliban when he tried to flee the country.

The man, who was given the pseudonym Hanan to protect his identity, was targeted by the extremist militant group when he tried to find a path to safety, according to ITV News.

The incident occurred after Hanan started talking to a man on social media who promised he would help him get out of Afghanistan.

Hanan spoke to the man for three weeks before meeting him – but it turned out to be an elaborate ruse. There, he was met by two members of the Taliban.

The men proceeded to beat and rape Hanan, and even demanded he hand over his father’s number so they could call and tell him his son was gay.

Artemis Akbary, an Afghan LGBT+ rights activist who is now based in Turkey, told ITV News that the Taliban is lying when it says its new regime will be more tolerant than its previous one.

Furthermore, he believes social media will make it easier than ever for the Taliban to find and kill LGBT+ Afghans.

“They’ll make a profile account and deceive LGBT+ people by pretending they’re a member of the community,” Akbary said.

“My friends in Afghanistan are scared, they don’t know what will happen to them in the future so they’re just trying to hide.”