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Almost all Afghan Christians are converts from Islam. The Pew Research Center estimates that 40,000 Afghan Christians were living in Afghanistan in 2010. [1] The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan did not recognize any Afghan citizen as being a Christian, with the exception of many expatriates (although, Rula Ghani, the country's First Lady from ...
Easter Sunday – which falls on April 17 this year – marks the end of Lent.
Legend from the apocryphal Acts of Thomas and other ancient documents suggests that Thomas the Apostle preached in Bactria, which is today northern Afghanistan. [2] The Nestorians planted Christianity in the area, and there were historically nine bishops and dioceses in the region, including Herat (424–1310), Farah (544–1057), Kandahar, and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 March 2025. Part of a series of articles on Religion in Afghanistan Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif The largest mosque in Afghanistan Majority Sunni Islam Minority Shia Islam Zoroastrians Sikhism Hinduism Bahá'í Christianity Catholicism Historic/Extinct Buddhism Judaism Controversy Religious freedom ...
Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, and other non-Muslim minorities reported continued harassment from Muslims. Baha'is and Christians continued to live in constant fear of exposure. [7] In 2022, Freedom House rated Afghanistan's religious freedom as 1 out of 4. [10] In 2023, it was reported that violations against minorities had increased after ...
Scripps News spoke with former U.S. Central Command head General Frank McKenzie for his thoughts two years after the U.S. left Afghanistan.
15 August – The Taliban retakes power in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of United States troops, imposing strict religious law on the nation. [10] 11 September – Megan Rohrer becomes a Lutheran bishop, the first openly transgender person to do so. [11] 19 September – The Church of Sweden holds elections for its assembly. [12]
The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...