Please Pray: Stories of Persecution in Afghanistan Include Taliban Letter Targeting Christian Children

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2021 file photo, Taliban district police chief Shirullah Badri stands in front of a Taliban flag during an interview at his office in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State in Afghanistan, emerged in 2015 when the group was at it's peak, controlling vast swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria. Now, with the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, IS is poised to usher in another violent phase - except this time it is the Taliban playing the the role of the state. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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U.S. lawyer Kimberley Motley tells the New York Times that “Afghanistan is an open-air prison” for female judges and lawyers. The reason, says Susan Glazebrook, president of the International Association of Women Judges, is they “had the effrontery to sit in judgment on men,” which is “anathema to the Taliban.”

Domestic violence is reportedly rampant in Afghanistan, and without female officials, victims are more likely to remain stuck in abusive marriages. Fleeing the country is difficult for Afghan women, more than half of whom don’t have national ID cards, according to the World Bank.

How to Pray for Afghanistan

Open Doors, which ranks Afghanistan as the second most dangerous country for Christians, lists these prayer requests for the country and its people:

-Lawmakers and law enforcers

-The dissemination of information

-Hungry and sick people

-“Secret believers,” including those currently missing

-People who are seeking and sharing Jesus

-People attempting to flee to safety

Afghan refugees and the organizations serving them

 

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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