“We are currently relying on our deep international network and our contacts within the country to try to reach more people. When we were out in the field one trip, two people decided that they just couldnt wait for a few more days, and decided to get busy right then and there. And so in the wake of things moving very quickly, I think we’re going to see LGBTQ persons be potential targets, which means more outreach to us,” she added. “I think what we’re going to see now, what we’re already seeing now, is a bit of a mass exodus. “LGBTQ organizing is really limited in Afghanistan for multiple reasons, including Afghanistan being in a perpetual state of war and the criminalizing of consensual same sex conduct,” Kimahli Powell, the group’s executive director told Time.
They do it under the guise of a disgusting old sexual traditional practice called bacha bazi (boy play). In Afghanistan, as part of an illegal but traditional practice, men recruit young boys, luring them with gifts and money with the intention of having sex with them. To make matters worse, civil society engagement in Afghanistan is minimal, and there’s a limited number of human rights defenders in the country. Afghanistan: Men have sex with boys, deny its pedophilia. “So far in 2021, we have received 50 requests for help originating in Afghanistan, and we anticipate an uptick in requests due to the deteriorating security situation that threatens the safety of LGBTQI+ people,” the group said in a statement.
