All Taliban articles
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OpinionAl-Qaeda is back in Afghanistan. It is a threat to Christians around the world
When US and UK troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban promised that foreign terrorists would never again find a home in the country. Now a new UN report says al-Qaeda is alive and well in Afghanistan once more. Here’s what it means for Christians there and around the world
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News Analysis‘Close your school or we kill the girls’ – Why fundamentalist Islam is running rampage in Afghanistan and Iran
Women are an easy target for Islamic fundamentalists.
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OpinionSalman Rushdie's attempted murder is an attack on religious freedom
The stabbing of the author of The Satanic Verses and an old college photo of assassinated Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, reminds George Pitcher that living self-sacrificially is a key tenet of the Christian faith
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Real LifeHow 750 persecuted Christians were rescued from Afghanistan
The evacuation was nearly thwarted, but God had a plan, reports a Christian charity helping to rescue Christians from the Taliban
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OpinionFollowing Jesus has taken me to the Afghan border. Today I met a mother and baby who have fled the Taliban
Much of the media attention on Afghanistan has subsided since the summer, but the need is still great. Becky Murray is the founder of Christian charity One by One and has been visiting the region this week. Here’s her report
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OpinionOur withdrawal from Afghanistan is shameful. The least we can do is welcome refugees to Britain
Whatever you think of the original war, the way we pulled out was wrong, says Tim Farron MP
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OpinionI lived in Afghanistan when the Taliban were last in power. Here’s what Christians can expect
It is vital the UK government recognises the extreme vulnerability of Afghan Christians, says Dr Martin Parsons
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OpinionWe rescue children from the Taliban. Now they’re at greater risk than ever
Becky Murray has rescued several children from the Taliban through her Christian charity One By One. She fears that children in the region are being abandoned by Western authorities. ”We can’t and won’t do the same,” she says
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OpinionAfghanistan's underground church is under threat like never before. Christians are fearing for their lives
As the Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan, Release International warns that their swift advance will embolden extremists and attacks on Christians will rise as a result
