{"id":26776,"date":"2025-10-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/prayer\/prayer-diary-afghanistan-6647\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:58:44","slug":"prayer-diary-afghanistan-6647","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/prayer\/prayer-diary-afghanistan-6647\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Diary: Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/39847020fb36e5ff6224a47ce078c67a.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sunday 2 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Let\u2019s join in prayer with Christians in Afghanistan and around the world, uniting our voices for freedom and peace and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Monday 3 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christians and Ahmadi Muslims report that they worship primarily in private or \u2018nondescript\u2019 places of worship to avoid discrimination and harassment in Afghanistan. Ask God to protect them from targeting and make a way for everyone\u2019s fundamental rights and dignity to be respected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Tuesday 4 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray for the safety of the Hazara people; one of the largest ethnic minorities in Afghanistan. Predominantly Shi\u2019a Muslims, they face systematic discrimination and recurring periods of targeted violence and enforced displacement. Those who flee to Pakistan are likely to face discrimination for belonging to the Shi\u2019a branch of Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Wednesday 5 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The de facto Taliban regime has introduced harsh measures which hamper the daily lives of women and girls. Women and girls are banned from working, from getting an education, and from visiting most public spaces. Pray that the world would speak up and pressure the Taliban to lift restrictions that UN experts have described as \u2018gender apartheid\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Thursday 6 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray for the many Afghan refugees who have been repatriated from Pakistan and Iran. Christians especially are at extreme risk of persecution by the Taliban, who do not recognise the nation\u2019s religious diversity. Under their strict Sharia interpretation, they believe these Christian converts to be apostates and therefore liable to be killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Friday 7 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With many countries discouraging asylum seekers, we pray that people would realise the desperation that drives Afghan refugees to flee their homeland and seek safety abroad. Ask the Lord to guide leaders with wisdom and compassion, opening hearts and borders to those in urgent need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Saturday 8 November<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we remember all who were affected by the devastating earthquake of 31 August, in which more than 2,000 people lost their lives. Pray for vulnerable minority communities who may continue to face discrimination at the hands of the Taliban in the aftermath of this tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n en <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/our_work_country_afghanistan.htm\/\" target=\"_blank\">csw.org.uk\/afghanistan<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2025-11-02-prayer-diary-afghanistan.pdf\">Download a printable copy of this week&#8217;s Prayer Diary<\/a><\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your daily prayer points for Afghanistan<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8518,"template":"","regions":[122,121],"class_list":["post-26776","prayer","type-prayer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-afghanistan","regions-south-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prayer"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41446,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26776\/revisions\/41446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=26776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}