25-year-old Heather Mercer had been in Afghanistan serving as a relief work for four months when she was arrested by the Taliban, for sharing her faith in God with an afghan family. Such a “crime” is ...

WASHINGTON – Two young American aid workers who stood accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan and were held captive by the Taliban for three months came to the White House yesterday and ...

An American who was captured by the Taliban in 2001 said on "Fox & Friends" Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan is "dire" for those trying to flee the Taliban. Heather Mercer was arrested and ...

WACO, Texas – For nearly three months, people gathered day and night in a small room at Antioch Community Church, praying and crying for two of their own jailed in Afghanistan after being accused of ...

To while away long days in Taliban jails and weeks without contact with the outside world, aid workers prayed, sang and even killed flies, Heather Mercer said Friday, a day after departing Afghanistan ...

“Former Taliban hostages Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer talk about the risks they took, the imprisonment they suffered, and their hopes to return to ‘the hardest place on Earth.'” On August 3 last ...

Somewhere in an unknown location in Afghanistan, Heather Mercer, of Vienna, is in a prison, surrounded by militant Islamic guards, unable to see her family -- and on trial in the country's highest ...

She was caught in the cross-fire in the war on terror, and in the process, inspired thousands of prayers. Heather Mercer made headlines in 2001 when, while working as a missionary worker, she was ...

Do You Have a Lawyer? Early in their trial, four of the Shelter Now aid workers were startled by the Afghan legal system. The chief justice began by asking us if we had a lawyer. We were all aghast.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry were used to being roused from their cell beds by ranting soldiers toting AK-47s. Since ...