Several gay Afghans spoke to Insider and described how they live in fear of their life after the Taliban's victory. Under the previous period of Taliban rule, the militant group executed gay men. One Afghan activist predicted gay people in Afghanistan would be "weeded out and exterminated" by the Taliban.

Several gay Afghans spoke to Insider and described how they live in fear of their life after the Taliban's victory. Under the previous period of Taliban rule, the militant group executed gay men. One Afghan activist predicted gay people in Afghanistan would be "weeded out and exterminated" by the Taliban.

Several gay Afghans spoke to Insider and described how they live in fear of their life after the Taliban's victory. Under the previous period of Taliban rule, the militant group executed gay men. One Afghan activist predicted gay people in Afghanistan would be "weeded out and exterminated" by the Taliban.

Several gay Afghans spoke to Insider and described how they live in fear of their life after the Taliban's victory. Under the previous period of Taliban rule, the militant group executed gay men. One Afghan activist predicted gay people in Afghanistan would be "weeded out and exterminated" by the Taliban.

Several gay Afghans spoke to Insider and described how they live in fear of their life after the Taliban's victory. Under the previous period of Taliban rule, the militant group executed gay men. One Afghan activist predicted gay people in Afghanistan would be "weeded out and exterminated" by the Taliban.

Several gay Afghans spoke to Insider and described how they live in fear of their life after the Taliban's victory. Under the previous period of Taliban rule, the militant group executed gay men. One Afghan activist predicted gay people in Afghanistan would be "weeded out and exterminated" by the Taliban.

Recently released US Census data shows there is no ethnic majority for children in the country. Experts told Insider "the nation is maturing into diversity," a claim supported survey data. New questions added to the Census make it difficult to determine the extent of diversity increases.

Extreme summer temperatures and an administrative backlog are causing coffins to explode in Palermo, Sicily.  The leakages and explosions are a risk to public health. There's now an additional pressure to bury the coffins, as thunderstorms are forecast.

Ronnie Phillips was leaving a theatre in London with his wife on 12 August.  As he left, he was slapped and had his kippah thrown to the ground.  The Metropolitan Police are investigating this as an antisemitic incident. 

The Taliban appear to have executed a former Afghan police chief who had fought against the group for decades. Shocking footage of the execution circulated on social media and has been verified by Afghan officials. The killing comes days after the group promised they wouldn't take action against their enemies.

Criminal gangs in Haiti have slowed down aid efforts trying to reach those injuries by the recent earthquake.  Tropical storm Grace has also hampered humanitarian efforts.  On August 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, killing 2000 people and injuring 12,000.

Taliban fighters set an Afghan woman on fire for cooking an unsatisfactory meal, The Telegraph reported. According to Najla Ayoubi, a former judge in Afghanistan, this is one example of the recent violence against women. Ayoubi alleges that women are also being forced to marry Taliban fighters, she told Sky News.

The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan has left women questioning their futures in the country. Many fear a repeat of the group's harsh 1996-2001 rule, when women were barred from school and work. Journalists, politicians and many others have already been targeted by Taliban fighters. 

When footage emerged of Afghans fleeing Kabul this week due to the takeover of the Taliban, lots of people wondered where the women were in the photos and videos. Insider spoke to a number of experts who pointed to a combination of factors for the missing women, ranging from women staying in the country to defend their rights to men being worried about repercussions from their role in society since the Taliban was last in power.

Men made up the majority of those trying to fly out of Kabul as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. Insider spoke to experts who explained why so few women were seen in footage of the airport chaos. They pointed to a combination of factors, including men being more likely to have worked with the US.

Men made up the majority of those trying to fly out of Kabul as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. Insider spoke to experts who explained why so few women were seen in footage of the airport chaos. They pointed to a combination of factors, including men being more likely to have worked with the US.

Men made up the majority of those trying to fly out of Kabul as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. Insider spoke to experts who explained why so few women were seen in footage of the airport chaos. They pointed to a combination of factors, including men being more likely to have worked with the US.

Men made up the majority of those trying to fly out of Kabul as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. Insider spoke to experts who explained why so few women were seen in footage of the airport chaos. They pointed to a combination of factors, including men being more likely to have worked with the US.