Fereshta Abbasi, Human Rights Watch March 19, 2025. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this testimony on the critical issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan.

The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Islamic State’s (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, has repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools and ...

But there are still Christians in Afghanistan. In our fast-moving, attention-deficit, “What’s next?” world, it may seem a long time since we thought about Afghanistan.

An independent U.S. federal government agency reported Wednesday that Afghanistan has experienced a “continual and significant" decline in religious freedom under the de facto Islamist Taliban rule.

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Afghanistan's Refugees. Clip: Season 5 | 3m 12s. People in Afghanistan desperately need help as they try to find a better quality of life.

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official said ...

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed a ban on chess, citing "religious considerations" as the primary reason for the decision. The move, reported by Khaama Press, adds chess to a ...

“There are religious considerations regarding the sport of chess,” he said. “Until these considerations are addressed, the sport of chess is suspended in Afghanistan,” he added.