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Afghans who come to us and ask us questions, and they want to know more. And since we are Christians, we talk about it. And we always emphasize that people have a right to hear... You don't have to go out and do what we call evangelistic things. You just need to live your life as a Christian, and this attracts people, and they want to know more about what you believe in. People simply ask you, "Are you Muslim? Why are you not a Muslim?" And then you can talk. And it's plain to them why you're not a Muslim and what you believe in.
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305:. In the following days, the Taliban arrested 22 more Shelter Now aid workers, including four Germans (among them the group's German director, Georg Taubmann), two Australians, and 16 Afghans. The Taliban accused the aid workers of being in possession of Bibles and Christian literature and videos in Dari and Pashto, and charged them with attempting to
266:, Pakistan, was attacked. Subsequently, Islamists stole 75 tons of powered milk, stole or destroyed 19 vehicles, and destroyed the Center's vehicle workshop. The Islamists opposed the Westerners' involvement in the region, especially their provision of soap and a bathroom for women, which was perceived as an attempt to
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I do not use this word evangelism, and I never use especially the word missions. This could mean in
America that people preach the gospel, make campaigns, or whatever. We are all very committed Christians, and as I said before, everyday you probably have a chance ... talk about religious things.
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that was to follow 9/11. In mid-August, the
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Afghanistan in the summer of 2002, where it has assisted with reconstruction, clinics, schools, and other forms of humanitarian aid ever since. In January 2006, the organization assisted with the U.N. effort to provide residents of
349:, was behind the attacks, and that he was residing in Afghanistan. When the Taliban refused demands by the United States that Bin Laden be extradited, the continued imprisonment of the 8 western aid workers became a point of serious tension in the
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There might be some for private use ... but what they are accused of, that they are distributing hundreds of Bibles and
Christian literature and they are trying to persuade people to leave Islam and become Christians, all this is nonsense and not
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began its work in the late 1970s, but did not formally register as an international aid organization until 1983. From 1988, the organization's activities focused on providing aid to
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