Taliban thugs set a honeytrap for a gay Afghan man who thought he would be helped to escape the country before raping and beating him, it has been revealed.The man, whose name has been withheld for his safety, was targeted after seeking a safe route past the Islamist group’s border checkpoints.
He reportedly met a man who promised to help on social media, and chatted to him for three weeks before agreeing to meet up.But when he arrived he found himself face-to-face with two Taliban fighters, who carried out the brutal attack, according to ITV News.They then forced him to hand over his father’s number so they could out him to his family, in a country where LGBT+ people are said to face persecution from within society as well as by their new.