afghanistan
Afghanistan: anti-Taliban resistance group
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) has thousands of fighters in its Panjshir valley stronghold but wants to pursue negotiations with the Taliban before fighting. Amrullah Saleh, who was vice-president before being…
30 Days of Prayer for Afghanistan – Mon 23rd August to Tue 21st September 2021
We are so grateful for your prayers for Afghanistan during this critical season. We are sensing an important window this next month for God’s saints around the world to cry out with fervent,…
Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme
Women, girls and minorities considered most at risk in Afghanistan will be prioritised in the proposed resettling of 20,000 refugees (5,000 this year) in the UK. Boris Johnson said Britain owed a ‘debt…
Afghan turmoil repercussions
Afghan students offered scholarships by the UK government to study here from September will not be able to take up their places this year as the British embassy could not finish paperwork in…
Afghanistan: lamenting loss of freedoms
Previously midwife Nooria regularly discussed treatments for locals with male doctors at the clinic she works in. But now male and female meetings are prohibited by orders of the Taliban. When she goes…
Iran’s Kabul embassy 'operational' despite Taliban
Two days after the Taliban captured Kabul, Iran's foreign ministry said its embassy continues its normal operations. Its consulate in Herat, close to the Iranian border, also remains fully operational. Iran's embassy is…
Afghanistan: worsening situation with Taliban
Urgent Prayers… News is being received through many media outlets of the violence being instigated by the Taliban in Afghanistan as they seek to gain total power in that country. As we go to…
Afghanistan: Christians told - convert, flee or die
Barnabas Fund reports, ‘Afghan Christians are at huge risk. As American troops leave the country, Taliban fighters are expanding their area of control, especially in rural areas, and re-imposing their ultra-strict form of…
Afghanistan: civilian casualties soar
The UN reported the number of Afghan civilians killed or hurt has sharply increased since the Western coalition began pulling out of the country. A total of 1,659 civilians were killed and 3,254…
Afghanistan: destabilising and displaced people
Afghanistan and its neighbours have spent decades relying on the US and NATO to resolve the country's problems. Wikipedia reports there are up to 18,000 Afghan Christians (3,300 from a Muslim background) practising…
