‘Brutal and Bizarre’: Christians Hiding and on the Run as Taliban Afghanistan Horrors Rage

David Curry, president and CEO of Global Christian Relief, an organization devoted to uncovering Christian persecution and advocating for believers across the globe, is sounding the alarm about the dire situation in Afghanistan 18 months after the U.S. pulled out of the beleaguered nation. “The Taliban seized control of the government,” he told CBN’s Faithwire. “It’s been 18 months of the Taliban returning to a very draconian, medieval, rule. Their theology drives the way they see the world. It’s a medieval interpretation of Islam. Women can’t go to school, can’t hold jobs, females’ faces are covered.” And that’s not all, as Curry explained there are “extreme, bizarre, brutal punishments” waged against anyone who challenges Islam or the Taliban, with other extremist groups like ISIS trying to push the Taliban to even more depraved behavior. With America’s quick and rapid exit, the nation has fallen into total chaos, leaving Christians and other minority groups in a dire situation. “Christians and religious minorities within Afghanistan face enormous persecution,” Curry said, noting many Christians have escaped and left. “The Christians that remain are underground, are on the run, and we can’t just look at this cut-and-run strategy as a long-term solution.” Curry said Christians across the globe have to turn attention to an important reality: while much of the effort has been focused on trying to help believers flee Afghanistan, he said there needs to be a new shift in strategy. “We’ve got to start thinking about what we can do to help get Christians solidified, stabilized in the country, and maybe even think about how can we help and go into this country, this difficult area, and try to build the church and try to build our influence in the name of Jesus.” Curry also encouraged prayer for persecuted Christians stuck in the midst of Taliban-controlled areas. But he kept coming back to his call to build up the Afghan church. “A lot is going on that’s both brutal and bizarre,” Curry said. “And we need to do everything we can to strengthen the church.” He believes America has a central role to play in that respect by calling out the Taliban government and adding Afghanistan as to the U.S. Department of State’s Countries of Particular Concern list, a designation targeting nations restricting or complicit in religious freedom violations. Watch Curry explain his take on where things stand.

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