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Taliban
Subverting the Taliban
Some things Christians can do to stop terrorists in Pakistan from shooting girls.
December 10, 2012
How Heather Mercer's Hostage Stint Turned into Global Hope
After 9/11, the missionary's ten-year journey leads from the Taliban to Iraqi Kurdistan.
September 12, 2011
Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Most Prominent Christian, Assassinated (Updated)
Minister for Minorities Affairs had predicted his death in a recent interview.
March 2, 2011
The Ethics of Promoting Democracy
Should the U.S. stay miliartily involved in Afghanistan?
September 8, 2010
Taliban Targets
Post-assassination political fight puts the church at greater risk.
February 14, 2008
In the Aftermath of a Kidnapping
The South Korean missionary movement seeks to mature without losing its zeal.
November 7, 2007
Missions Isn't Safe
Let's not learn the wrong lessons from the South Korean kidnappings.
November 7, 2007
Hostages' Pastor: 'Remorse Is the Face of the Church'
Interview with Park Eun-jo: 'I don't want this to be a stumbling block for missions.'
September 4, 2007
Taliban, South Korea Start Direct Talks
Also: U.S. missionary killed in Honduras, WEA announces Iraq branch, a commercial cross fight, and other stories from online sources around the world.
August 10, 2007
South Korea Orders All Aid Groups Out of Afghanistan
Plus: Military ministry video faulted, all eyes on Christian voters (in Lebanon), and other stories from online sources around the world.
August 9, 2007
South Korean Politicians Blame U.S. for Taliban Hostages
Korean officials seek direct negotiations with kidnappers.
August 3, 2007
After Taliban Kills Two Hostages, South Korea Pleads for Compromise
As another deadline passes, Taliban abductors make threats and Afghanistan warns of military action.
August 2, 2007
Afghanistan Kidnappers Kill Hostage as South Korea Debates Mission Work
Plus: Malaysia changes course on Shari'ah courts, remembering Tammy Faye, a church is attacked by Christian terrorists, and other stories from online sources around the world.
July 26, 2007
Double Jeopardy 
"Former Taliban hostages Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer talk about the risks they took, the imprisonment they suffered, and their hopes to return to 'the hardest place on Earth.'"
July 8, 2002
The Agony of the Families
"As aid workers in Afghanistan went from defendants under draconian law to hostages in a war, their loved ones at home also underwent a trial"
February 4, 2002
Afghanistan: Entrapment Suspected
Shelter Now leader believes workers were pawns in Taliban scheme
February 4, 2002
Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry Go Home to Waco
Church will send short-term mission to Afghanistan in the spring
December 1, 2001
Afghanistan: Caught in the Crossfire
Family, churches press for release of American missionaries in Kabul
November 12, 2001
Dayna Curry Will Celebrate Her 30th Birthday in a Taliban Prison
"With trial indefinitely postponed, the future is murky for Shelter Now hostages."
October 1, 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."
August 1, 2001
Aid Workers Held Captive
Taliban alleges housing group's staff engaged in evangelism.
August 1, 2001
In Perspective: The Friendliest Murderous Militants in the World
"The Soviet Union, United States, and others helped create Afghanistan's ruling Taliban. Will the world's most Islamic state backfire?"
August 1, 2001
Taliban Exploit Underlying Tensions in Afghanistan
Using a Florida pastor’s burning of a Koran, the Taliban ignited a deep undercurrent of discontent over the foreign presence in Afghanistan. (The New York Times)
Suicide blasts at Sufi shrine in Pakistan kill 41
Taliban militants condemn other interpretations of Islam as heretical and have launched repeated attacks on the country's Shi'ite, Sufi and Christian minorities. They claimed responsibility for Sunday's suicide bombings. (Reuters)
Afghan Taliban exploits riots sparked by Koran burning
One clear beneficiary has emerged from the wave of deadly riots that swept Afghanistan after members of a Florida evangelical church burned a copy of the Koran: the Taliban. (Los Angeles Times)
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