Afghan Christians Are Fleeing As Taliban Go Door-To-Door To Search Through People’s Phones
Afghan Christians are reportedly escaping to the mountains in a desperate effort to avoid being killed by the Taliban, who are going door-to-door.
According to an underground church that works with Frontier Alliance International (FAI), the Taliban are targeting Christians for execution. The FAI states:
“The Taliban has a hit list of known Christians they are targeting to pursue and kill. The US Embassy is defunct and there is no longer a safe place for believers to take refuge. All borders to neighboring countries are closed and all flights to and from have been halted, with the exception of private planes. People are fleeing into the mountains looking for asylum. They are fully reliant on God, who is the only One who can and will protect them.”
“The Taliban are going door-to-door taking women and children. The people must mark their house with an “X” if they have a girl over 12 years old, so that the Taliban can take them. If they find a young girl and the house was not marked they will execute the entire family. If a married woman 25 years or older has been found, the Taliban promptly kill her husband, do whatever they want to her, and then sell her as a sex slave.”
“Husbands and fathers have given their wives and daughters guns and told them that when the Taliban come, they can choose to kill them or kill themselves—it is their choice.”
The Taliban are also said to be searching people’s phones for apps that would reveal them as Christians.
According to Religion News Service, “we’re hearing from reliable sources that the Taliban demand people’s phones, and if they find a downloaded Bible on your device, they will kill you immediately,” said Dr. Rex Rogers, head of the Christian nonprofit group SAT-7 North America, “It is incredibly dangerous for Afghans to have anything Christian on their phones right now. The Taliban have spies and informants everywhere.”
“Because it’s so dangerous to seek the company of other Christians, many Afghan believers are totally alone, with not even one other Christian with whom to talk,” Rogers said. “Our local director told me: ‘Most dare not attend a house church. They’re alone, fearful, and looking to us. We’re their last resort.”
Thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in Kabul with no ability to get to the airport. As Taliban soldiers go door to door, searching for Westerners, these U.S. citizens are now reaching out to Washington for help. https://t.co/0DfEcbrPyt
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) August 16, 2021
According to a video published by FAI, a member of Afghanistan’s underground church cried as he explained the events unfolding as the Taliban rapidly reclaims control.
“We are unable to control our emotions because we’ve worked so hard for 20 years,” the man stated, his sadness visible despite his obscured face and masked voice, “All of our work over the past 20 years has been lost overnight. Only God understands how much pain we have and how broken our hearts are. We are not crying out of fear, but because our hearts ache for our beautiful country. It has now been destroyed by this savage and extremist group.”
The guy went on to say that “the whole world has abandoned us,” but that “we are not leaving the field, we will fight harder, and we will continue in God’s work.”
“I’m sorry I cried and became emotional,” he later added. “My heart hurts.”
Watch below:
According to The Christian Post, evangelical pastors, grassroots leaders, and faith-based refugee resettlement groups in the United States have blasted the Biden administration for the humanitarian disaster left in the aftermath of its failed departure from Afghanistan.
“There is no question this whole withdrawal has been grossly mishandled, and for a rare moment in time people on both sides of the political aisle are in agreement on this,” Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship said in a statement.
“I would ask that we all specifically remember to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Afghanistan right now. A relief organization working in the region is warning of an increase in attacks on Christians across Afghanistan. They said, ‘Anyone identified as a Christian could be killed for their faith, and that they risk betrayal or falling victim to an honor killing by their own family members.’”
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