Christians in Afghanistan are already feeling the wrath of the country’s Islamic extremists, also known as the Taliban, a group of radical Islamists who recently seized leadership of the country on Sunday, after surrounding the nation’s capital, Kabul, prompting former President Ashraf Ghani to flee.
Christian persecution across the world is nothing new, and Afghanistan has the history of being extremely hostile to Christians, even before the Taliban seizes power.
In fact, according to a non-profit organization which monitors Christian persecution across the world, Afghanistan is ranked second most dangerous places for Christians only behind North Korea, based on the organization’s 2021 World Watch List.
But now, with the Taliban back in power since losing it back in 2001 when the US first invaded Afghanistan, things would only get much worse for Christians who have been subjected to widespread death threats from family members and from officials in the country. They also had to practice their faith in hiding, often meeting in small groups to worship in underground spaces, for fear of being hunted down and killed.
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