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== Challenges to Catholicism == | == Challenges to Catholicism == | ||
The Catholic Church faces extreme challenges under Taliban rule, with Christianity nearly eradicated since 2021.<ref name="VaticanNews1"/> Blasphemy and apostasy laws carry death sentences, enforced through public floggings and executions, as seen in a 2024 blasphemy case.<ref name="USCIRF"/> Anti-Christian violence, including targeted killings and forced conversions, has eliminated public worship, with underground believers at risk of death.<ref name="CatholicNewsAgency" | The Catholic Church faces extreme challenges under Taliban rule, with Christianity nearly eradicated since 2021.<ref name="VaticanNews1"/> Blasphemy and apostasy laws carry death sentences, enforced through public floggings and executions, as seen in a 2024 blasphemy case.<ref name="USCIRF">https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Afghanistan%202025%20USCIRF%20Annual%20Report.pdf</ref> Anti-Christian violence, including targeted killings and forced conversions, has eliminated public worship, with underground believers at risk of death.<ref name="CatholicNewsAgency">https://www.christiandaily.com/news/persecution-worldwide-spikes-as-some-countries-go-from-bad-to-worse</ref> The Taliban’s ban on non-Muslim activity and ISIS-K attacks on religious minorities further suppress Catholicism.<ref name="StateReligion">https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Afghanistan%202025%20USCIRF%20Annual%20Report.pdf</ref> No formal Church response is possible due to the lack of infrastructure. | ||
== Social and political influence == | == Social and political influence == | ||