The humanitarian organization for which Williams worked, SERVE Afghanistan, denies it proselytizes in the country, which is illegal under Afghan law.

• 塔利班声称对以处决的方式杀害威廉斯承担责任，因为威廉斯在试图传播基督教。有关当局表示，他们还不能证实是反叛分子杀害的威廉斯。