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== Key historical events ==
== Key historical events ==


Significant Catholic events are minimal, including the establishment of the Kabul chapel (1933), the creation of the [[Mission sui iuris of Afghanistan]] (2002), and its dissolution post-2021.<ref name="Wikipedia"/> The Taliban’s 2021 takeover ended all Catholic activity, with reports of forced conversions and killings.<ref name="VaticanNews1"/> In August 2024, the Taliban publicly flogged a man for blasphemy, highlighting ongoing religious repression.<ref name="USCIRF2">{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan 2025 USCIRF Annual Report |url=https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Afghanistan%202025%20USCIRF%20Annual%20Report.pdf |publisher=U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom |date=2025-04-30 |access-date=2025-05-28}}</ref>
Significant Catholic events are minimal, including the establishment of the Kabul chapel (1933), the creation of the [[Mission sui iuris of Afghanistan]] (2002), and its dissolution post-2021.<ref name="Wikipedia"/> The Taliban’s 2021 takeover ended all Catholic activity, with reports of forced conversions and killings.<ref name="VaticanNews1"/> In August 2024, the Taliban publicly flogged a man for blasphemy, highlighting ongoing religious repression.<ref name="USCIRF2">{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan 2025 USCIRF Annual Report |url=https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Afghanistan%202025%20USCIRF%20Annual%20Report.pdf |publisher=U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom |date=2025-04-30 |access-date=2025-09-02}}</ref>


== Catholicism status ==
== Catholicism status ==

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