>"Hiding in a basement in Kabul, he feared for his life if exposed by the Taliban. While activists worked to help him flee Afghanistan, he ventured outside only when wearing a mask and sunglasses."
[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/10/world/afghanistan-gay-man-whatsapp-messages-cec/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/10/world/afghanistan-gay-man-whatsapp-messages-cec/index.html)