LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover © 2022 Hala Hassan, OutRight Action International Summary Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Afghanistan, and others who do not conform to rigid gender norms, have faced an increasingly desperate situation and grave threats to their safety and lives since the Taliban took full control of the country on August 15, 2021. [1] Human Rights Watch and OutRight Action International interviewed 60 LGBT Afghan