Several organizations are keeping an eye on the number of Christians in Afghanistan, and what they are facing. While many are believed to have fled the city for more rural areas, or even to nearby countries like Pakistan and Iran, others are trapped,
According to reports, the Taliban appears to be arresting and possibly killing people in Afghanistan that they perceive as enemies.
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.
Underground ministries in Afghanistan are reportedly losing contact with their networks stuck in the country.
Three former presidents and first ladies have joined with religious leaders, faith-based refugee resettlement agencies and others to support a new national organization with the goal of making it easier to help Afghan evacuees arriving in the United States.
GOP Texas Representative Mike McCaul asserted that President Joe Biden has "blood on his hands" for the 13 service members killed in the recent Kabul airport attack and the countless Americans left behind in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal from the region.
Politics alone cannot nation-build. Certain ideas about human nature, derived from Christianity, have played an essential role in Western culture. Biblical concepts about the image of God and original sin enabled thinkers to craft a style of government that saw both citizens and the state as dignified and liable to corruption. Without these principles, the democratic project simply cannot endure, as demonstrated by our failed attempts at nation-building around the world.
What’s happening in Afghanistan sends shivers down my spine and — I’m sure — yours, too. But I want to ask you: is the horrific suffering in Afghanistan affecting the way you live your life? Or is your life just carrying on as normal? Because none of us should be acting “normal” while our brothers and sisters in Afghanistan wait in dread for the Taliban to appear at our doorstep. You and I have a crucial role, one that should disrupt our “normal” lives: we need to be on our knees in prayer.
A team from Samaritan's Purse that included Edward Graham and Tim Tebow recently delivered several tons worth of relief items to the Afghanistan region in support of refugees and evacuees fleeing the Taliban.
A group of Republicans is calling for President Joe Biden to resign over his handling of the withdrawal of American troops and evacuation of American citizens and at-risk persons from Afghanistan.
