Report Outlines Chilling Situation for Hazara Minorities in Afghanistan

September 7, 2022 — 09/07/2022 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – A recent report published by an informal group of parliamentarians from the House of Commons and the House of Lords outlined a chilling situation for...

As Afghanistan Experiences Economic Collapse, Christians Face Employment Discrimination

November 22, 2021 — 11/22/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Last year, a terrible drought stunted agricultural output in Afghanistan. This year, the U.S. abruptly withdrew from the nation, and global aid was cut...

Recognizing the Taliban Will Not Improve Life for Christians

November 1, 2021 — 11/1/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Afghanistan has been in economic freefall since U.S. troops withdrew and the Taliban gained control of the country in August. The UN is...

Iraqi Archbishop Expresses Concern for ISIS Influence After Taliban Takeover

October 3, 2021 — 10/03/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil expressed his concerns regarding the threat of the Islamic State in the region. Though very different places, the Taliban’s...

Biden Administration Faces Backlash Over Failed Drone Strike

September 20, 2021 — 09/20/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration conducted a drone strike against what it believed was an ISIS-K facilitator. After weeks of...

Pro-Iran Militias in Iraq Admire the Taliban Takeover

September 12, 2021 — 09/12/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Pro-Iran militias in Iraq have begun echoing the sentiments of Iran, welcoming the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan. Shiite Iran and the Sunni Taliban have developed...

Taliban Control in Afghanistan Means Expanding Persecution in Pakistan

September 2, 2021 — 09/02/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – As most are now painfully aware, the Afghan arm of the Taliban took control of the country after a twenty-year war with the United...

Taliban Threaten Biden Over Possible Extension of Withdrawal Deadline

August 23, 2021 — 08/23/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – The Taliban have told the United States and the United Kingdom that if they do not completely withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31, they...

Turkey Welcomes Taliban Messages While Also Bombarding Christians in Syria

August 18, 2021 — 08/18/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, reported that Turkey is in dialogue with all sides in Afghanistan, including the Taliban. He commented saying, "we welcome...

Religious Freedom After the Collapse of Afghanistan

August 16, 2021 — 08/16/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Over the last few days, the world has watched Afghanistan’s collapse. With the recent troop withdrawal, America saw its longest war come to an...

The Taliban Asserts Control as Afghanistan Collapses

August 16, 2021 — 08/16/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Following the withdraw of the United States and NATO allies, the Taliban has retaken control of Afghanistan in a stunning collapse of the country....

Turkey’s Role In The Afghan Crisis Unclear

August 11, 2021 — 08/11/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – As Afghanis seek refuge in neighboring countries, Turkey is preparing for the inevitable influx of migrants at the border, as well as their role...

Uncertain Fate for Afghanistan’s Christians

August 9, 2021 — 08/09/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – As cities fall to a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, the future of that country’s Christian population grows more uncertain. The US troop withdrawal has...

Turkey “Has Nothing That Contradicts The Taliban’s Beliefs”

July 22, 2021 — 07/22/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkish President Erdogan is looking to extend the country’s level of influence and ideology yet again, this time turning his attention to Afghanistan. As the...

Pakistani Taliban Responsible for Deadly Attack

March 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Members of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack outside of a mosque that has killed at least 22 and injured more than 70...