Christian Couple Dedicate Their Lives To Caring For Afghans

A 9-year-old Afghan girl inspired a retired U.S. Air Force general and his wife to fight for her people with schools, clinics and boots.

Middle East, News, North AmericaCheryl Mann BaconSeptember 9, 2021Cheryl Mann Bacon, Primary Feature, Afghanistan, Taliban takeover, Christians in Afghanistan, helping Afghan people, US military, Secondary Feature, ZengerComment

What the Afghan government's collapse means for Christians, Muslims, refugees

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights religion headlines after the Taliban’s takeover of the government in Afghanistan. Plus, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.August 20, 2021Bobby Ross Jr., Afghanistan, Christians in Afghanistan, refugees, war in Afghanistan, Biden, COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, pope francis

Afghan Christians Are Facing a Taliban Reign of Terror

(OPINION) As this story unfolds, many of us are experiencing something like déjà vu. In the summer of 2014 we watched as Islamic State/ISIS rampaged across Iraq and committed genocide against Christian and Yazidi communities. Although ISIS and the Taliban have fought each other, they practice the same deadly tactics.

Asia, OpinionLela GilbertAugust 20, 2021Lela Gilbert, Afghanistan, Kabul, Christians in Afghanistan, underground church, Christian persecution, terrorism, Taliban, Sunni Islam, Quran, Islamic State, human rights in Afghanistan, infidels, Afghan Christians Comment

Young Afghans speak out about rapidly changing life under the Taliban

Afghans in and outside the capital describe scenes of violence, deteriorating living conditions and shrinking personal freedoms amid the Taliban’s rise to power with the U.S. troop withdrawal set to complete on Aug. 31.

Asia, News, North AmericaMeagan SaliashviliAugust 20, 2021Meagan Clark, Michael Ray Smith, Afghanistan, Kabul, Taliban, Taliban takeover, Christians in Afghanistan, President Biden, Christian persecution, Primary Feature, Zenger, RechargeComment

Afghan government collapses, Taliban seize control: 5 essential reads

(ANALYSIS) The Taliban – which means “the students” in Pashto – seized control of Afghanistan in 1996 after capturing Kabul in the Afghan civil war. The Taliban regime was then toppled in 2001 by the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. Here, Afghanistan experts offer insight into the Taliban – then and now – and explain the United States’ role in Afghanistan’s collapse.

Opinion, NewsCatesby HolmesAugust 19, 2021The Conversation, Afghanistan, Roundup, Christianity, Islam, Religious Minorities, Middle East, religious minority, American Withdrawal, Christians in Afghanistan, troops in Afghanistan, Catesby Holmes, Secondary FeatureComment

As Afghan government collapses, Christians work to help volunteers leave

John and Jan Bradley have spent years building schools and trying to improve life in war-torn Afghanistan. Amid the Taliban’s takeover after U.S. troops withdrew, they are helping other volunteers and colleagues evacuate the country. Anyone who helped the Bradleys is in danger.

Asia, NewsCheryl Mann BaconAugust 16, 2021Primary Feature, Afghanistan, Afghan collapse, Taliban, Christians in Afghanistan, Secondary FeatureComment

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