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Runaway girls killed or jailed under Afghan customary laws

The 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) called on the US government to “pursue non-combat actions that will support stability, prosperity, and peace in Afghanistan, … cooperate with the United Nations in providing and overseeing greatly expanded aid to Afghanistan for the delivery of humanitarian and economic development assistance, … [and] engage directly with and among the Afghani people in a process of peacemaking…”

Background

Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman.

Mountainous and landlocked, Afghanistan has …

Thursday, July 15

Afghanistan

The recent history of Afghanistan has been marked by warfare, chaos, and religious extremism, but the International Assistance Mission (IAM) has never closed its doors. For over four decades this Christian humanitarian organization has served the Afghan people as they work toward the reconstruction and development of their homeland.

Established in 1966, Noor Eye Care is the oldest and longest running IAM program. Virtually every Afghan receiving eye care or even wearing glasses is a beneficiary of this ministry, which the PC(USA) has supported throughout its history. IAM carries out a witness of presence in a …