The United Nations called for a fair trial of all 24...
The United Nations called for a fair trial of all 24 foreign and Afghan aid workers detained by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on the charge of promoting Christianity
The United Nations called for a fair trial of all 24 foreign and Afghan aid workers detained by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on the charge of promoting Christianity.A decree issued by the movement's reclusive supreme leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar in January prescribed the death penalty for Afghan Muslims converting to another religion, but the punishment for foreigners found proselytising is unclear.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 02/09/2001)
