Brutal Taliban chiefs draw up ‘kill list’ of prominent LGBTQ+ leaders in savage crackdown on freedoms

EVIL Taliban chiefs have drawn up a terrifying “kill list” of prominent LGBTQ+ leaders in a savage crackdown on freedoms in Afghanistan.

Kimahli Powell, the head of NGO Rainbow Railroad, said it was “a really scary time” for the LGBTQ+ community as many fear they could be hunted down and executed by the militants.

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Same-sex relations were already banned under the former Western-backed government in the war-torn country and Afghans faced to up to two years behind bars.

But the situation has deteriorated rapidly since the Taliban came to power after their blitz offensive following the withdrawal of Western troops earlier this year.

The brutal terror nuts confirmed they would reintroduce torturous punishments for homosexuals after taking control of the country.

Powell told France 24: “This is a really scary time to be in Afghanistan.

“We now know for sure the Taliban has a ‘kill list’ circulating, identifying LBTQI+ persons.”

Powell said the Taliban probably compiled the abhorrent list after paying close attention to the names of the people international rights groups were trying to urgently evacuate out of the country in August.

“After the fall of Kabul, there was a lot of information sharing,” he said.

And Powell said the Taliban appear to have topped up the lists through active persecution – by means of “entrapment” and data leaks.

He said: “Individuals who have reached out to us have told us about how they’ve received a mystery email from someone claiming to be connected with Rainbow Railroad asking for their information and passport.

“That’s how we know the information has been leaked.”

Powell said Rainbow Railroad was recently trying to help someone flee to safety when the individual’s home was suddenly raided by the Taliban.

“People entered the house without any sort of uniform, and while ransacking the place they discovered information that made them suspect the person was part of the community,” he said.

“Then they took their phone, through which they confirmed the person was a part of the community and proceeded to physically assault and humiliate the individual. Then they found their passport and burned it.

“The person is still there, and our job to try to get them to safety is now infinitely harder.”

Powell described the current climate in Afghanistan as “lawless”.

“As I said, this is really scary times, and people are trying to curry favour with the Taliban,” he said.

“I think everyone’s trying to navigate that environment, and so if they (the Taliban) have identified LGBTQ+ people as a target, there’s an incentive to turn them in.

“This has been the most complicated mission that we’ve done, and continues to be so.”

Powell said the NGO has already received 700 requests for help this year and has identified at least 200 more people “in need of immediate evacuation”.

“I can guarantee you already right now, that the number of requests we will receive this year will spike,” he said.

TORTUROUS PUNISHMENTS

The group, which helps LGBTQ+ people around the world flee violence and persecution, usually receives a total of 4,000 requests for help each year from around the world.

It comes after the Taliban vowed to crush gay men to death by pushing walls on them after reinstating Sharia law.

Jihadist judge Gul Rahim, 38, confirmed plans to reintroduce the torturous punishments for homosexuals and criminals across the entire country.

When pressed about what punishments the Taliban determine to be fitting for gay men, Rahim explained the barbaric execution the terror group use.

He told German newspaper Bild: “Either stoning or he has to stand behind a wall that falls on him. The wall must be 8ft to 10ft high.”

In August, a gay man was allegedly raped and beaten by the militants after being lured to meet them on social media.

The victim thought he had been talking to another man online for three weeks and agreed to meet him, with the promise of a safe way out of the country.

But he had been deceived, and was met by two Taliban thugs who attacked and raped him, reports ITV.

He survived the assault, but is now living in fear under the Taliban regime.