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Latest: 23 March 2025

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23 March 2025

Nowruz Special: New Year, New Beginning

Celebrated by over 300 million people worldwide, Nowruz (Persian New Year) is a 3,000-year-old festival celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, across Central Asia and beyond. But what makes it so special? Nowruz marks the arrival of spring in these countries and also the beginning of a new year. As Ch…

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25 December 2024

Christmas Celebration

Followers of Jesus around the world, including Afghanistan, celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. Some Christians give gifts to each other and to help the poor during the Christmas time. Jesus Christ is the gift of Salvation for all people. Yes, we celebrate the birth of Messiah who w…

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2 April 2024

Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Christians around the world celebrate this week the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ—our Lord and Saviour. He gave His life for our sins 2000 years ago, He was buried, and on the third day He rose again. Jesus’ death and resurrection are two sides of Christian faith. As Paul said we preach Ch…

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26 March 2024

Nowruz

This year’s Nowruz celebration comes with some harsh realities for Afghans. Nowruz is a celebration of the Persian New year, first day of spring and the start of another School Year. Yes, we celebrate Nowruz and wish everyone a very Happy Nowruz, but we can’t ignore the hundreds of thousands of gir…

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25 December 2023

The Light of Christmas

Christmas celebration is for all people—Jesus was born to save the whole world from darkness and sin. Prophet Isaiah prophesied that people in darkness will see light. Jesus said that He is the light of the world. Sin is the profound sign of darkness in the heart of any human being. Only Jesus can …

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11 April 2023

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus

Christians around the world are celebrating Good Friday and Easter Sunday this week. The death and resurrection of Jesus are two sides of Christian faith. Unfortunately, Muslims do not believe in Jesus’ death. Jesus’ death on the cross for our sins is the foundation of our faith. 1 Corinthians 1:23…

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21 March 2023

May Your Nowruz Be Blessed

Nowruz is a cultural and historical festival of the new Persian year in Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan and some other countries. Nowruz means New Day. Nowruz is celebrated on March 21, the first day of spring. There are a lot of traditional customs for the Nowruz celebration. People of Afghanistan a…

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