{"id":8055,"date":"2026-05-14T19:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afghanbiblecollege.org\/faculty\/pastor-kasra\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:44:56","slug":"pastor-kasra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afghanbiblecollege.org\/en\/faculty\/pastor-kasra\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Kasra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8055\" class=\"elementor elementor-8055 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcp0002y elementor-section-full_width abc-profile-hero elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcp0002y\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/mlrt6cnmgsbl.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/afghanbiblecollege.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/kasra.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-65 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcp0002x\" data-id=\"fcp0002x\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcp0002s abc-fac-kicker elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcp0002s\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faculty Profile<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcp0002t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcp0002t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor Kasra<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcp0002u elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcp0002u\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor of Systematic Theology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcp0002v elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcp0002v\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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