Christians in Extreme Danger in Afghanistan

The situation for the Christian community in Afghanistan has grown ever more perilous since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021. There have been accounts of the Taliban going door to door seeking out Afghans who practice other faiths and beliefs than the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Sunni Islam. Christian converts in Afghanistan also report receiving threatening phone calls. Now forced to practice their faith in hiding, Christians in Afghanistan face regular threats from the Taliban and from the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K). The leader of the Afghan House Church Network who is living in exile joins us to shed light on the chilling reality that Afghan Christians are facing today. Read more in USCIRF’s Factsheet on Afghanistan