In 1998, when the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested many Baháʼís, many began to flee to Pakistan. Many Afghan Baháʼís fled during the 2000-2001 period of Taliban rule becoming members of the Baháʼí Faith in Pakistan. Following the 2001 fall of the Taliban, many Afghan Baháʼís have returned. In 2007 the US government estimated the Baháʼí population under the Taliban had fallen to about 400 - 300 of which were in Kabul.
