Taliban

Taliban Detains 18 Non-Profit Workers, Including 1 American, for Promoting Christianity

Taliban Detains 18 Non-Profit Workers, Including 1 American, for Promoting Christianity

The Taliban has detained 18 workers, including one American, in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity.

Evangelical Leaders, Groups Urge Congress to Pass Legislation Allowing Afghan Evacuees to Apply for Permanent Status

Evangelical Leaders, Groups Urge Congress to Pass Legislation Allowing Afghan Evacuees to Apply for Permanent Status

A coalition of Evangelical Christian leaders and organizations are asking Congress to approve legislation that would allow Afghans who evacuated Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the nation to become legal permanent residents.

Persecution Report: Biden Admin. Must Call Out Afghanistan on Religious Liberty Violations

Persecution Report: Biden Admin. Must Call Out Afghanistan on Religious Liberty Violations

For the first time in two decades, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is recommending that Afghanistan be designated as a major violator of religious freedom due to what it calls a significant deterioration of freedom in that country.

Taliban, Kim Jong-un, Nigeria Named Top 3 Christian Persecutors of 2021

Taliban, Kim Jong-un, Nigeria Named Top 3 Christian Persecutors of 2021

On Tuesday, religious freedom advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC) named the Taliban, Kim Jong-un, and Nigeria the top 3 Christian persecutors of 2021.

U.S. to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan but Will Not Officially Recognize the Taliban as Leaders

U.S. to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan but Will Not Officially Recognize the Taliban as Leaders

According to the Associated Press, the U.S. will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan but will not officially recognize the Taliban as the country's leaders.

Why Did the Taliban Request a Seat at the UN?

Why Did the Taliban Request a Seat at the UN?

That the Taliban is encountering resistance in their quest to be recognized as the official government of Afghanistan should not come as a surprise. That they want to be legitimized on the global level, however, is an even more important development.

GOP Senators Urge the State Department to Designate the Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

GOP Senators Urge the State Department to Designate the Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

A group of GOP Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to designate the Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

3 Christian Families Rescued from Afghanistan: 'We Must Support Them in a New Beginning'

3 Christian Families Rescued from Afghanistan: 'We Must Support Them in a New Beginning'

Thanks to the work of a faith-based organization and the Italian military, three Afghan Christian families were able to escape the danger of life under the Taliban.

5 Things Christians Should Know about the Taliban and Afghanistan

5 Things Christians Should Know about the Taliban and Afghanistan

Historians trace the Taliban’s origins to the early and mid-1990s, when Afghanistan was facing social upheaval after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The word “Taliban” means “students” in Pashto, one of the languages spoken in Afghanistan. The Taliban is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. 

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