United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: Report on Afghanistan, June 2002

摘要

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom believes that religious tolerance and respect for human rights are essential to the security, recovery, and reconstruction of Afghanistan. A future Afghanistan that respects human rights, including freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, will become a more stable, responsible member of the international community and thus will be less likely to become a haven for international terrorists or the cause for regional instability and conflict. Security and protection of human rights go hand in hand. If the United States and the international community fail to help provide the security so urgently needed in Afghanistan today, the opportunity for building that future Afghanistan will be lost.