30 days of prayer for Afghanistan

  In this episode, Andrew and Nicolette share the stories of three different secret believers and talk about what that really means. Join us in…

Khada*, one of the secret believers in Afghanistan, carries a secret that could get her killed. But she’s trusting you with it – because she…

In the months after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August of 2021, more than 1 million Afghans fled the country. The economic collapse and…

In this episode, we’ll discuss the surprising drop of Afghanistan from #1 to #9 on the World Watch List, and we’ll talk about whether this…

This is a note from Ahmad (pseudonym), an Open Doors partner in Central Asia.I want to tell you some very good news. We have started…

“We have lost our homeland.” On August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters swept into Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the last step to their complete military…

Open Doors partner Miranda* was recently blessed with the opportunity to visit Afghan refugees, in an undisclosed location. She shares her reflections here. The smell of…

More than one year after the fall of Kabul and with winter approaching, thousands of Afghan refugees are left to fend for themselves in refugee…

This month brings little relief for the people of Afghanistan. Severe drought, earthquakes, and flash floods, which caused numerous deaths this year, continue to have…

The U.S. Department of State’s latest report on International Religious Freedom released in June has elicited an expected response from Afghanistan’s Taliban government. They have…

Every year the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an advisory body to the State Department and US Congress, publishes a report about the…

Last month, the Taliban regime officially prevented girls from attending high school.  Open Doors partner Hana Nasri* joined us to talk about what this means…

From Open Doors partner Sam Arshad (pseudonym used) For the past 20 years, progress was made in Afghanistan in terms of freedom and opportunities for…

For the first time in 20 years, we have a new country on top of the World Watch List. In this episode, we’ll talk about…

Open Doors recently spoke to one of our frontline partners about a secret Afghan believer who had to run for her life after the departure of…

The world was watching the fall of Kabul. There has been much analysis on how American foreign policy failed to make any meaningful progress after spending…

‘Everything beautiful is considered infidel; Signs of hope are removed’ Sharifullah* is a traditional craftsman in Afghanistan. He is also a secret believer, devoting his…

The past few weeks have been a devastating, confusing, and uncertain time for all Afghani people, and asylum-seekers have spread from Afghanistan’s neighboring countries to…

As the situation continues to develop in Afghanistan, we want to keep you up-to-date. In this episode, we recreate an interview with a field worker…

The following interview is from a field worker from the region, whose name will not be revealed for security purposes. Could you give us an update…

International news has been dominated in the last week by the recent events in Afghanistan. But it has left many people wondering, what will happen…

As the Taliban settles into power in Afghanistan and reinstates Sharia Law, the small population of believers in the country fear the worst. In a recent interview with Reuters,…

As the situation in Afghanistan continues to evolve, it is important for Christians to be informed we can collectively lift up the country before God.…

On this episode of World Watch Weekly, we talk about what the Bible says about persecution, the #2 country on the 2020 World Watch List…