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Christianity in Afghanistan
The Republic of Afghanistan does not recognize any Afghan citizens as being Christians, nor are Afghan citizens legally permitted to convert to Christianity. Although there are no explicit laws that forbid proselytizing, many authorities and most of society view the practice as contrary to the beliefs of Islam. There is only one legally recognized church in Afghanistan and it is located within the diplomatic enclave, and not open to local nationals.〔 Muslims who change their faith to Christianity, are subject to societal and official pressure, which may lead to death penalty. However, there are cases in which a Muslim will adopt the Christian faith, secretly declaring his/her apostasy. In effect, they are practising Christians, but legally Muslims; thus, the statistics of Afghan Christians does not include Muslim apostates to Christianity.There are also Christian religious facilities at the foreign military bases, such as an Eastern Orthodox church at the Romanian base in Kandahar.〔(Easter service at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan ), 25 April 2011〕 Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam, like Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols, and others, are prohibited, like Saudi Arabia.
Many sources, however, claim that there is a secret underground church of Afghan Christians living in Afghanistan.〔〔Hussain Andaryas estimates there are 3,000 – 10,000 Afghan Christians worldwide. He bases that figure on messages sent to his ministry since it began in 1996. Even if some of those messages were not genuine, he said, the number would be more than evened out by Christians living in remote areas without access to computers.(Convert Case Sparks Surge of Interest in Christianity Among Afghans )〕 The US state department has stated that estimates of the size of this group range from 500–8000 individuals.〔 The complete Bible is available online in Dari, and the New Testament is available in Pashto. Printed versions can also be purchased outside of the country. There are a number of Afghan Christians outside the country, including Christian communities in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Austria.
Rula Ghani, the country's First Lady since 2014, is a Maronite Christian.
==History==
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