The last public Christian church in Afghanistan was razed in March 2010, according to the State Department’s latest International Religious Freedom Report. The report, which covers the period of July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, also states that \u201cthere were no Christian schools in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
In recent times, freedom of religion has declined in Afghanistan, according to the State Department.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government\u2019s level of respect for religious freedom in law and in practice declined during the reporting period, particularly for Christian groups and individuals,\u201d reads the State Department report.<\/p>\n
\u201cNegative societal opinions and suspicion of Christian activities led to targeting of Christian groups and individuals, including Muslim converts to Christianity,” said the report. “The lack of government responsiveness and protection for these groups and individuals contributed to the deterioration of religious freedom.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No churches or Christian schools remain in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department. \u201cThere is no longer a public Christian church,\u201d reads a State Department report on religious freedom. \u201c[Private] chapels and churches for the international community of various faiths are located on several military bases, PRTs [Provincial Reconstruction Teams], and at the Italian…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":270,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1496,2204],"class_list":["post-8530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian","tag-afghanistan","tag-christian"],"yoast_head":"\n
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