As Taliban forces take control of Afghanistan, the LGBT community is living under a constant threat of death because the situation when Taliban was in power earlier has set the alarm bells ringing. How can the world ensure that the rights of LGBT Afghans are protected? With the Al-Qaeda calling upon the global Muslim community to "free other Muslim lands", is global jihad here to stay? How will it impact India? The impact of cultural appropriation, mental and emotional trauma has been acknowledged enough, where does the onus of recovery and healing lie?