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Glenn Beck claimed that he raised more than $20 million in just three days to aid Christians in Afghanistan.
Beck asked his audience to make donations to help him get persecuted Christians out of the country.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the fundraiser was held.
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Glenn Beck, conservative political commentator and radio host, announced that he had raised millions of dollars after asking his audience to help the rescue of Christians from Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, Beck requested his supporters to make a donation "to help get persecuted Christians out of the country under the Taliban's rule." According to The Independent, Beck asked his supporters to donate until it hurts to help children and women escape the country.
Beck claimed that he had received over $20 million just days after his call.
"I am blown away by the generosity of this audience to rescue Christians persecuted in Afghanistan!" Beck tweeted Friday. "More than $20 million raised in 3 days!" THANK YOU!
According to its website, the tweet contained a link to Beck's Nazarene Fund. It has a mission to "liberate the captive, free the enslaved and rescue, rebuild, and restore the lives Christians and other persecuted religious or ethnic minorities wherever they are in need."
Insider reached out to the Nazarene Fund but they did not respond immediately.
Many were afraid, including Christians, that the Taliban would seize Afghanistan, which was the first time the Taliban had seized Afghanistan in over two decades. According to the Washington Post, there is a greater fear that the Taliban will retaliate against Christians living in Afghanistan.
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