Korean evangelicals defy bans to march for peace in Kabul
Despite objections from Seoul and the Afghan government, the march is set to take place from 5 to 8 August. The South Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry has dispatched an emergency team to Afghanistan.
Kabul (AsiaNews) – Around 1,000 South Korean evangelical Christians are currently in Afghanistan to take part in a “peace march” scheduled to be held from 5 to 8 August in Kabul. The event has been organized despite advice to the contrary and concern expressed by the Afghan and Korean governments.
The rally is being organized by the Institute of Asian Culture and Development (IACD), a religious-cultural umbrella organization of 900 Protestant denominations. This is the same group that held the “Jerusalem 2004” march in the holy city to call for “peace through prayer between Israelis and Palestinians”.
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Seoul has sought “in all ways” to convince the organizers to drop the rally. His Afghan counterpart even forbade visas to South Koreans asking to enter the country. An official of the Kabul government said: “This is a Muslim nation and the presence of Christian activists could offend many people. We have told the organizers but they are not listening to us.”
For the full article go to: www.asianews.it
Kabul (AsiaNews) – Around 1,000 South Korean evangelical Christians are currently in Afghanistan to take part in a “peace march” scheduled to be held from 5 to 8 August in Kabul. The event has been organized despite advice to the contrary and concern expressed by the Afghan and Korean governments.
The rally is being organized by the Institute of Asian Culture and Development (IACD), a religious-cultural umbrella organization of 900 Protestant denominations. This is the same group that held the “Jerusalem 2004” march in the holy city to call for “peace through prayer between Israelis and Palestinians”.
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Seoul has sought “in all ways” to convince the organizers to drop the rally. His Afghan counterpart even forbade visas to South Koreans asking to enter the country. An official of the Kabul government said: “This is a Muslim nation and the presence of Christian activists could offend many people. We have told the organizers but they are not listening to us.”
For the full article go to: www.asianews.it
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