Maryam Ravish and Maeve Alcina Pieescu arrested shortly before taking flight to Tehran last week
Maryam Ravish and Maeve Alcina Pieescu, a trans person, were detained by the Taliban at Kabul airport while attempting to board a flight to Tehran with Ravish's partner, Parwen Hussaini, who successfully boarded the flight. The Taliban discovered their LGBT+ status after checking their phones. Their employer, Nemat Sadat, fears for their safety due to the Taliban's harsh treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals in prisons. Roshaniya, an LGBT+ organization, had spent considerable resources planning their evacuation.
