- [George] Within hoursof capturing Herat,

the terror group's fighterswere out patrolling streets,

trying to convince residents

of Afghanistan's third largest city

that life would soon return normal.

- [Interpreter] Businesswill continue as normal

and people are happy with us.

And with our services,they will be happier.

- [George] Hamid has seriousdoubts about those claims.

- [Interpreter] Right now,we fear of elimination.

The Taliban are going toeliminate the Christian population

of Afghanistan.

- [George] Hamid, not his real name,

is among thousands of Afghans

who've come to faith in Jesus Christ

over the past two decades.

We've concealed his identity for safety.

- [Interpreter] Thereweren't a lot of Christians

20 years ago during the Taliban time.

But today we are talking about 5,000

to 8,000 local Christians,

and they live all over Afghanistan.

- In an exclusive interviewfrom an undisclosed location,

Hamid told CBN News, he's veryconcerned about the future

of Afghanistan's tiny Christian community.

- [Interpreter] We knowa Christian believer

who we've been working with in the north,

he's a leader, and we'velost contact with him

because his city hasfallen to the Taliban.

There are three other citiesthat we have lost contact

with our Christian believers.

- [George] According to Open Doors,

Afghanistan is the secondmost dangerous place

to be a Christian in theworld, just behind North Korea.

The majority of the Christianshere converted from Islam.

- [Interpreter] Some ofthe believers are known

in their communities.

People know that they convertedfrom Islam to Christianity,

and they are considered apostates.

And the penalty for that is death.

The Taliban are famous forcarrying out that punishment.

- [George] Taliban fighters are reportedly

now going door to door, forcing families

to give up their daughters,

some as young as 12, to besex slaves for their men.

- [Interpreter] I have foursisters that are single.

They are at home and theyare worried about this.

- [George] David, a foreign national,

has worked in Afghanistanfor the past three decades.

We've taken similar precautionsto protect his identity.

He saw the Taliban's brutality up close

while living in Kabulduring its last reign.

Now comes fear of a return to the days

of regular executions, flogging,

stoning to death and hand chopping.

- [Interpreter 2] They havea strict interpretation

of Islamic law, not only from the Koran,

but also from what they callHadids, which are traditions,

sayings and practicalapplications of Islamic law.

They take these literally.

- [George] Despite these threats,

David says there's a hunger among Afghans

like never before to knowGod in an intimate way.

- [Interpreter 2] People arereally seeking in their heart

for peace, seeking for atrue relationship with God,

for meaning in life,

and for an understandingof who is this God.

- [George] Hamid is askingpeople around the world

to pray for his countryduring these uncertain times.

- [Interpreter] The Christian community

in Afghanistan is strong.

They are trusting Jesus.

They are working with Jesus

despite the potential of beingeliminated by the Taliban.

- [George] George Thomas, CBN News.