Tag: Afghanistan
Ancient Afghan minaret in danger of ‘collapse’ after quakes
Built in the 12th Century, the Minaret of Jam has weathered earthquakes, floods and harsh desert storms
Stay or go? Dilemma facing last of the Afghan Sikhs
Since the Taliban takeover, India has offered exiled Sikhs priority visas and the opportunity to apply for long-term residency
Afghanistan the most dangerous place to be Christian, advocacy group says
A takeover of the government by the Taliban has made it even harder — now, impossible— to live openly as a Christian
Taliban order Afghan shop owners to behead mannequins
The Taliban have also stepped up raids on liquor sellers, rounded up drug addicts and banned music
‘Dark future’: The distress of Afghan women who can no longer...
The United Nations predicts half of Afghanistan's population could run out of food during the long, cold winter
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
Testimony: A Catholic nun who served in Afghanistan
'We can support the [people of Afghanistan] by providing cultural and civic education to help them live as free people'
Pope Francis meets Afghan Christian whose parents were killed by Taliban
Seven refugee children presented the pope with some of their drawings and Pope Francis prayed with the Afghan families
Christian rights group alarmed over Pakistan’s refusal to accept refugees from...
ICC called on the international community to do more to help those at-risk communities in Afghanistan, including Christians
Ghost towns and old men in Afghanistan’s Panjshir
Panjshir fighters earned a legendary reputation for resistance
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