Afghan refugees worry they could be arrested on Tajikistan's streets and forced back to Afghanistan.
Afghan refugees worry they could be arrested on Tajikistan's streets and forced back to Afghanistan.
Jul. 17, 2025 | Tajikistan

Afghan Refugees Ordered to Leave

[6] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Afghan Refugees.

On July 9, 2025, the Tajik government ordered all Afghan refugees to leave within 15 days. Tajikistan hosts around 13,000 Afghan refugees, the largest number in Central Asia. Most of the refugees fled their homeland when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021. Some of the Christian refugees have been active in spreading the gospel to the displaced Afghan population in Tajikistan. “Please pray for these refugees,” said a front-line worker who worries about what could happen to Afghan Christians if they are forced back across the border. They could be arrested and charged with apostasy, which carries a death sentence, or they could be killed immediately for their faith. Male members of some Christian families have already been deported back to Afghanistan, and no one knows what happened to them. Their wives and children would have no means of survival if sent back to Afghanistan.

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Write your own prayer for Afghan Refugees

  • Dear God, Please protect these refugees. I pray for their safety. May You be with the people who have been deported already and their families. Please help them to live and to thrive. I pray that You would establish these communities and help them to stand on solid foundations. Please protect them. Please give them joy and wisdom. In Jesus's name, Amen
    Rae M - USA
  • O Jesus, You see injustice everywhere. I pray these Christians will find safety and refuge somewhere. Please bring freedom to their country and Tajikistan. May Your special blessings be upon them, especially those who are sharing the Gospel! May many in Tajikistan find faith in Christ through their labors! In Your Name, Jesus. Thank You. Amen.
    Christienne D - USA
  • Lord God, as I read this story on Afghan refugees being deported back, the Bible verse comes to mind, For my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts-Isaiah 55:9
    Please protect Your precious people who are caught up in chaotic political decisions. Protect their lives, and may there be book-of-Acts miracles happening here.
    Roberta V - USA
  • Father God we pray intervene with the government of Tajikistan that it will rescind the order for Afghan refugees to return to their country. We pray for the safety of those who have already been deported.
    Thank you for the Christians who are sharing the love of Jesus with their fellow refugees. Also provide for the physical needs of those in the ref
    Lois Y - USA
  • Dear Lord,

    We pray for the men deported and separated from their families. We pray for these Afghan Christian refugees. They could be arrested and charged with apostasy, which carries a death sentence. So Lord, we pray for their protection, so they can continue to spread the Gospel.

    Amen!
    Chris R - USA
  • Beloved Father: Please change the hearts of Tajik leaders that they would rescind this deportation order. Please protect the Christian refugees from the predations of the Taliban. Please soften the hearts of the Taliban that they would stop their persecution. If not, then make Your hand heavy against the persecutors of our people. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Mario C - USA
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