Afghan Times
Afghan Times is one of the popular news websites of today. It is basically a News Network of Afghan Christian. Afghan Times feature daily news of Afghan Christians who are inside or outside Afghanistan and also daily news of Afghanistan.
The editor of the news group of Afghan Times is Hussain Andaryas. He himself was a Muslim but converted himself to Christianity. This news group operates from USA and is situated in the USA state of Tennessee.
Afghan Times first came into public attention when they made a news coverage on the arrest of Abdul Rahman, an Afghan Christian. In Kabul, he was prosecuted for his offense of converting himself to Christianity. It was possible that he would have to face death penalty for his crime if it was convicted. But, he was released and the reason behind it cited was mental illness.
Afghan Times is regarded as a very powerful website and in the language of Afghan Pashto. It is a first website in this language. The Evangelists of Afghan Pashto are responsible for the launch of Afghan Times as they wanted to honor as well as obey Great Commission of Jesus Christ, as in the Gospel of Mattew.
The purpose of Afghan Times is to unite the Pashtoon sisters and brothers through the bloodshed of Jesus Christ, which will form a never ending relationship and create a bond. The people of Afganisthan will see True Peace through this and the speech of Jesus Christ. So, the main motive is to preach the teachings of Jesus Christ to bring peace to this country and get rid of the present unstable condition.
Some websites that proved to be a powerful source of spiritual development of the Afghans, who in order can rely on the teachings of Jesus Christ for their only remain hope regarding salvation, were closed down on 2005. but, Hussain Andaryas said that God has given him the strength to carry on with this website, in spite of the several attempts of the Muslims to close it down.
The financial supporter of Afghan Times is Muhammad Istalifi, who is a business man from Afghanistan but who stay in USA. He is originally from Istalif, the historic and beautiful valley situated in the northern region of Kabul city. He once told in this website that he is afreid as more people are converting themselves to Christians and following the teachings of Jesus Christ.
This type of website is very needed in this present time as people get to know about the present time and the political issues which are of great concern. Sometimes, these websites are of great help involving major public issues as public views can be generated.