Taliban militants dancing (file photo)

8am: Some transgender individuals are currently missing, while others remain in hiding. Bitter and shocking stories of Taliban fighters’ behavior are shared by some transgender and lesbian individuals. According to their accounts, aside from humiliating treatment, the Taliban regard them as sexual slaves. Everyone interviewed in this report has experienced Taliban detention and torture, with transgender individuals alleging collective sexual assault when detained by the Taliban. Multiple transgender individuals in this interview have confirmed that they have been subjected to sexual assault by the Taliban. They claim that when confronted by the Taliban, the fighters of this group immediately demand sexual relations. One of these transgender individuals alleges, “When the Taliban captured me, one of them approached and said, ‘Satisfy our desires; we are not married.’ Someone who has been assaulted numerous times is not afraid of assault anymore, but the Taliban’s assaults are more brutal than others, and after the assault, they throw chili powder or insert other objects into the rectum.” Click here to read more (external link).