Afghanistan has a high percentage of Muslims. From what I found, less than 1% identify as non Muslims. With that, do these non Muslims typically adopt Muslim names to hide the fact that they're in fact non Muslims?

I know the last Jew had a Hebrew name but he was quite famous especially for being the last Jewish man in Afghanistan so there was no hiding it. Though what about Afghan Christians? And do they join the community with Islamic traditions like Eid?

British travel vlogger Carrie Patsalis has visited Afghanistan more than once, travelling through places including Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad and remote parts of Nuristan.

What surprised her most was how different everyday life could be from the image many of us have seen on TV for years.

She described being met with incredible hospitality, locals helping when her car broke down, being invited into people's homes for food and tea — and even mistaking wedding gunshots for something far more serious. 😅

But her experiences also revealed a much more complicated picture.

While she found many Afghans incredibly welcoming, she also spoke about growing frustration over the economy and the restrictions placed on women, including the impact of women being prevented from continuing their education and medical training.

It’s a fascinating perspective on a country that most of us have only ever seen through news reports and documentaries.

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Pakistan has conducted further air strikes on Afghanistan, killing nine civilians and injuring 11 others, the Taliban government said.

Islamabad's information ministry confirmed the strikes, which it said killed twenty-two militants.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman of the Afghan Taliban, said the strikes hit homes in the Kunar and Helmand provinces bordering Pakistan. Women and children are among the dead, he said in an X post.

An eyewitness from Garmsir, Qudratullah, told the BBC that the airstrikes started around 03:30 local time (00:00 BST) and continued for 30 minutes.

"We were sleeping when the jets arrived. After the first bomb exploded, we woke up. After the second strikes, we took our children and fled the area. The third bomb hit our neighbours house; between four and give members of their family were killed while others were injured and taken to hospital."

Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban of harbouring militant groups that carry out and plan attacks on it from inside Afghanistan's territory.

The Afghan Taliban deny it, saying Pakistan's militancy is an internal problem, but it has led to a significant deterioration in the relationship between the two neighbours.

Fighting between the neighbours escalated dramatically in February this year, with Pakistan declaring that it's in an "open war" with Afghanistan after a surge in deadly clashes and cross-border airstrikes.

Talks mediated by China established a fragile ceasefire in March, but it did nolast.

See also:

• Pakistani airstrikes kill nine in Afghanistan, Taliban say • Strikes hit three homes, killing women, children, Afghan Taliban say • Pakistan says terrorist hideouts hit, 22 'terrorists' killed • Weapons, ammunition also destroyed, Islamabad ​says • Tension between the neighbours escalated last month (Reuters)