On June 26, secretary of the United States Department of State,Antony Blinken said in its annual report titled “International Religious Freedom”, that religious minorities in Afghanistan faced violent attacks and widespread discrimination in 2023 (last year), reports The Khaama Press News Agency. Blinken highlighted the Taliban's failure to protect religious minorities in Afghanistan, violent attacks, forced displacement, and declining populations of Sikhs, Hindus, and Shia.