In a recent video released Wednesday, an anonymous Afghan Christian describes the situation he and other believers are facing under Taliban rule. “We will fight harder and will continue in God’s work. If we are no longer with you, remember this word from our unbroken hearts,” he says. “But please remember us – the great difficulties we now face."
"It's incredibly dangerous right now for Afghans to have anything Christian on their phones. The Taliban have spies and informants everywhere."
Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey criticizing the social media platform for not enforcing its fact-checking efforts on Taliban-related accounts or even banning the terrorist organization.
While Americans are understandably deeply concerned about our citizens remaining in Afghanistan under the Taliban, we should also be concerned about ourselves at home.
What we’ve seen on the ground in Afghanistan and what we’ve seen in the Middle East for a long time is the working out of a radical worldview. None of the happenings of the last 20 years, or the last 20 days, can be understood without understanding the worldview.
World Magazine Senior Editor Mindy Belz spoke with Breakpoint at length yesterday about the implications the Taliban takeover will have on the Christian Church in Afghanistan. Here is what she said:
The Hamas terrorist organization, which has been working to rid Israel of Jews and turn it into an Islamic state, is applauding the Taliban for taking control of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the U.S. withdrew its troops.
As the Taliban work to overtake Afghanistan, Christians should be praying for God’s protection for those endangered by the unfolding tragedy in the nation. And we should pray passionately for Taliban leaders and followers to meet Jesus in visions and dreams, a miraculous phenomenon now reaching Muslims around the world.
