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James Dretke, executive director of the Zwemer Institute, does not think the incident has changed anything. "Christian aid organizations have been accused by various Muslim organizations for as long as I've been in this work," he says. "The further we move away from September 11 and the destruction of the Taliban, the more I think what happened there will be just a little glitch on the overall scene of charitable works being done to and among Muslims the world over."

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BBC interviewed Georg Taubmann shortly after his release.

Previous coverage of the Shelter Now imprisonment includes:

Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry Go Home to WacoChurch will send short-term mission to Afghanistan in the spring. (Dec. 11, 2001)

Free at Last!All 24 Shelter Now aid workers are going home. (Nov. 15, 2001)

Dayna Curry Will Celebrate Her 30th Birthday in a Taliban PrisonWith trial indefinitely postponed, the future is murky for Shelter Now hostages. (Nov. 2, 2001)

Caught in the CrossfireFamily, churches press for release of American missionaries in Kabul. (Oct. 31, 2001)

In Perspective: The Friendliest Murderous Militants in the WorldThe Soviet Union, United States, and others helped create Afghanistan's ruling Taliban. Will the world's most Islamic state backfire? (August 30, 2001)

Aid Workers Held CaptiveTaliban alleges housing group's staff engaged in evangelism. (August 30, 2001)

Diplomats Receive Visas Into Afghanistan, but Will Only Meet with Officials Over a week after raid on Shelter Germany, future for workers still unclear. (Aug. 13, 2001)

Special Report: Afghanistan features ongoing PBS' Online NewsHour coverage of the situation in Afghanistan.

For more articles on Afghanistan, see Christianity Today's World Report and Yahoo! full coverage.

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February 4 2002, Vol. 46, No. 2