Claim: Taliban terrorists are about to execute 229 Christian missionary families in Afghanistan.
Fact-check: Old message that the Taliban are about to execute 229 Christian missionaries in Afghanistan is revived again - FACTLY
Verdict: a similar message has been circulating on social media at least since 2009. in july 2007, the taliban kidnapped 23 south korean christian volunteers and took them hostage for six weeks. two members of the group were executed, and the remaining 21 hostages were released after the south korean government paid usd 20 million to the taliban. two years later, this message started circulating on social media. as per latest news reports, the taliban are going door-to-door in certain provinces but it is nowhere reported that the taliban are going to execute 229 christian missionary families in afghanistan. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2021-08-19T14:25:31