Aid Workers Arrested, Accused of Proselytism
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban militia closed the office of a U.S.-based relief organization and arrested 24 of its workers, accusing them of propagating Christianity, a Taliban-run news agency reported.
Shelter Now International is a Christian relief agency based in Oshkosh, Wis., that provides food, tents and blankets to poor Afghans. Its Afghan office was sealed following a raid by the Taliban’s vice squad, witnesses said. Officers reportedly seized a Bible, two computers and translated Christian literature.
The Taliban, which espouses a harsh brand of fundamentalist Islam, has accused Shelter Now of trying to convert Muslims, according to Bakhtar News Agency.
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