AFGHANISTAN: Christians flee the Taliban
On 14 November Shai Fund reported that since the fall of Kabul, it has evacuated over 9,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
Category: Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN: Uncertain future for Christians
In a developing situation, we explore the situation currently facing Afghan Christians
AFGHANISTAN: What does the Taliban takeover mean for Christians?
“Some known Christians are already receiving threatening phone calls saying ‘We are coming for you’”
AFGHANISTAN: No church buildings left in Afghanistan
According to the U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report, there are no public church buildings left standing in Afghanistan, and there are no Christian schools left either.
AFGHANISTAN: Shoib Assadullah leaves country after release
Shoib Assadullah, a Christian who was formerly a Muslim, has been released from prison and left Afghanistan last week following concerns about his safety.
AFGHANISTAN: Said Musa released from prison
Said Musa, the Afghan Christian who had been sentenced to death for apostasy, has been released from prison and has left the country.
AFGHANISTAN: A letter from prison
Shoib Assadullah, a Christian who was formerly a Muslim, is facing the death penalty and is being ill-treated in prison, according to a letter dated 17 February 2011, which has been smuggled out.
Shoib writes: “My name is Shoib Said Assadullah. I am 23 years old. For the last four months I have been imprisoned in Qasre Shahi prison, Mazar-e Sharif for the crime of apostasy, which means I’ve changed my beliefs.
AFGHANISTAN: Authorities block lawyer from visiting jailed Christian
Said Musa, an Afghan Christian facing apostasy charges punishable by death, is without legal representation after the authorities blocked a foreign lawyer’s attempt to visit him in prison.
AFGHANISTAN: Christian on trial for apostasy
The trial of Said Musa, an Afghan Christian from a Muslim background – which was to have been held on 21 November – has been postponed again. Said remains in prison in Kabul, where he has been held since his arrest in May.
HOAX MESSAGE (about Afghanistan) causes confusion
A number of people have contacted Church in Chains to enquire about a text asking for urgent prayer for Afghanistan. This is a hoax message that has been circulating for well over a year.
The text message circulated reads as follows:
Please pray for the 22 Christian missionary families that will be executed today in Afghanistan! Please spread this fast 2 as many will pray”.