Afghanistan
UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations
By Associated Press — January 12, 2024
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. statement said hijab-enforcing campaigns in the capital, Kabul, and the province of Daykundi have been ongoing since Jan. 1, with large numbers of women and girls warned and detained.
Few persecuted Christians find refuge in US, new report finds
By Bob Smietana — September 25, 2023
(RNS) — A new reports finds that the number of Christian refugees coming to the US has declined at a time when persecution is on the rise.
Three anniversaries will force issues of religious persecution at the UN General Assembly
By Knox Thames — September 12, 2023
(RNS) — Whether world leaders grapple with interconnecting issues of religion and global affairs remains to be seen, but they cannot afford to ignore them.
Repression of women points to worsening religious freedom trends abroad
By Nury Turkel and Abraham Cooper — May 3, 2023
(RNS) — Denying religious freedom and women’s rights go hand-in-hand.
Afghanistan is worse than ever. America should take responsibility.
By David Curry — March 2, 2023
(Global Christian Relief) — Eighteen months after the Taliban takeover, conditions range from barbaric to bizarre.
Taliban will be the losers for denying women an education
By Daisy Khan — December 22, 2022
(RNS) — The Prophet Muhammad called the pursuit of knowledge ‘obligatory for every Muslim.’
An act of grace: Passing the Afghan Adjustment Act
By Jeff Heidkamp — December 8, 2022
(RNS) — Congress can do right by our wartime allies. We’ve done it before.
Taliban: Mosque blast at Interior Ministry in Kabul kills 4
By Associated Press — October 6, 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The afternoon explosion took place as workers and visitors were praying inside a mosque of Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry.
Are American Christians on the path to severe persecution for their faith?
By David Curry — September 19, 2022
(RNS) — Christian politicians in America have been attacked for their religious convictions, but Christians in other parts of the world face much more than mere criticism.
Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including pro-Taliban cleric
By Associated Press — September 2, 2022
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — A blast through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan killed at least 18, including prominent cleric Mujib-ul Rahman Ansari, who was known for his criticism of the country's Western-backed governments.
There are still Christians in Afghanistan
By Todd Nettleton — August 30, 2022
(VOICE OF THE MARTYRS) — Many Christians understandably fled the country. Staying was not an easy decision to make, and it is not an easy life.
Despite its failings, the global war on terror grinds on
By Bridget Moix — August 24, 2022
(RNS) — Two decades deep, the annual number of terror attacks worldwide has significantly increased, terror groups have proliferated across the globe, and more than 900,000 people have been killed.
Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
By Rahim Faiez and Ebrahim Noroozi — August 19, 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The mosque bombing comes just two days after the anniversary of the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021.
Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
By Rahim Faiez and Ebrahim Noroozi — August 17, 2022
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Italian Emergency hospital in Kabul said that at least 27 wounded civilians, including five children, were brought there from the site of the bomb blast.
Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands
By Samya Kullab — August 10, 2022
BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Sadr's political rivals in the Coordination Framework, an alliance of Iran-backed parties, said earlier that the parliament would have to convene to dissolve itself.
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