July 13, 2011

Beating the odds in Afghanistan’s orphanages

“Afghanistan has been called the worst place to be a child,” leads off this article about a woman who was a former refugee and is now creating safe places for Afghani orphanages. The dismal statistics: 1 in 5 will die before their 5th birthday, more than 600,000 sleep on the streets, and 2 million are orphans. But this lady is working to beat the odds. With vision and hard work, it is possible. What is your vision?

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April 1, 2010

Afghanistan: poverty, corruption

A UN report says two-thirds of Afghans live in dire poverty despite $35 billion in aid since 2002.

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December 12, 2009

How the Taliban use Luke 10 to control villages in Afghanistan

In “On War #325: How the Taliban Take a Village,” William S. Lind and Mark Sexton explore the current methods used by the Taliban to gain control of an area in Afghanistan. The analysis is interesting because it reflects a successful pattern similar to church-planting movement theory revolving around Luke 10 and the “person of peace.” Lind/Sexton define three social structures within a village—administrative, religious and security. These are the “key nodes of influence.” The article goes on to explore how, with a very small number of fighters who subvert villages in a decentralized fashion, the Taliban can go on [...]

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January 4, 1999

The future of Afghanistan

The Central Asian country of Afghanistan is one of the most restrictive and least-evangelized of the world. Yet, if the whole of the world is to be evangelized, this nation’s peoples, too, must hear the gospel. What is the likely religious future of Afghanistan? Could it be presented with the gospel of Jesus Christ by 2025 or beyond? Afghanistan is a landlocked country situated in the middle of Central Asia. Its position, in the midst of ancient trade and invasion routes from Central Asia to India, has been the greatest influence on its history, since invaders often settled there. It [...]

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