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| Afghanistan – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
Txt |
| Afghan, Tajik | 10,831,000 | Y● | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1  | Islam | Dari | 0P Afghan, Tajik | 0M Afghan, Tajik of Afghanistan | 0T | | Afshari | 15,000 | | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 1 | Islam | Azerbaijani, South | 0P Afshari | 0M Afshari of Afghanistan | 0T | | Aimaq | 1,632,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Aimaq | 0P Aimaq | 0M Aimaq of Afghanistan | 0T | | Americans, U.S. | 500 | | 30.00 % | 84.50 % | 5  | Christianity | English | 0P Americans, U.S. | 1 | 0T | | Ansari | 2,500 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Urdu | 0P Ansari | 0M Ansari of Afghanistan | 0T | | Arab, Tajiki | 18,000 | | 0.20 % | 0.20 % | 1 | Islam | Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | 0P Arab, Tajiki | 0M Arab, Tajiki of Afghanistan | 0T | | Arora (Hindu traditions) | 1,600 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Saraiki | 0P Arora (Hindu traditions) | 0M Arora (Hindu traditions) of Afghanistan | 0T | | Azerbaijani | 13,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Azerbaijani, North | 0P Azerbaijani | 1 | 1 | | Baloch, Western | 478,000 | Y● | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Islam | Balochi, Western | 0P Baloch, Western | 0M Baloch, Western of Afghanistan | 0T | | Bania (Muslim traditions) | 6,600 | | 0.20 % | 0.23 % | 1 | Islam | Urdu | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Brahmin | 3,800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Urdu | 0P Brahmin | 0M Brahmin of Afghanistan | 0T | | Brahui | 330,000 | Y● | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 1 | Islam | Brahui | 0P Brahui | 0M Brahui of Afghanistan | 0T | | Changgar | 3,100 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Urdu | 0P Changgar | 0M Changgar of Afghanistan | 0T | | Darwazi, Badakhshani | 16,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 0P Darwazi, Badakhshani | 0M Darwazi, Badakhshani of Afghanistan | 0T | | Deaf | 398,000 | Y● | | 0.05 % | 1 | Islam | Afghan Sign Language | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | Garwi, Kohistani | 2,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Gawri | 0P Garwi, Kohistani | 0M Garwi, Kohistani of Afghanistan | 0T | | Gujar (Muslim traditions) | 19,000 | Y● | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 1 | Islam | Gujari | 0P Gujar (Muslim traditions) | 0M Gujar (Muslim traditions) of Afghanistan | 0T | | Hazara | 3,981,000 | Y● | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 1 | Islam | Hazaragi | 0P Hazara | 0M Hazara of Afghanistan | 0T | | Ishkashimi | 3,200 | Y● | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 1 | Islam | Ishkashimi | 0P Ishkashimi | 1 | 0T | | Kalash (Chitrali) | 10,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Khowar | 0P Kalash (Chitrali) | 0M Kalash (Chitrali) of Afghanistan | 0T | | Karakalpak | 3,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Karakalpak | 0P Karakalpak | 0M Karakalpak of Afghanistan | 0T | | Kazakh | 3,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kazakh | 0P Kazakh | 1 | 0T | | Khatri (Sikh traditions) | 2,800 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Other / Small | Punjabi, Eastern | 0P Khatri (Sikh traditions) | 0M Khatri (Sikh traditions) of Afghanistan | 0T | | Khik (Wakhi) | 21,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Wakhi | 0P Khik (Wakhi) | 1 | 0T | | Kurd, Central | 4,100 | | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Islam | Kurdish, Central | 0P Kurd, Central | 0M Kurd, Central of Afghanistan | 0T | | Kyrgyz | 1,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kyrgyz | 0P Kyrgyz | 0M Kyrgyz of Afghanistan | 0T | | Moghal | 2,300 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 0P Moghal | 0M Moghal of Afghanistan | 0T | | Munji | 7,100 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Munji | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Mussali | 3,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Punjabi, Eastern | 0P Mussali | 0M Mussali of Afghanistan | 0T | | Narisati, Arandui | 40,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Gawar-Bati | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Nuristani, Ashkuni | 49,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Ashkun | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Nuristani, Grangali | 12,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Grangali | 0P Nuristani, Grangali | 0M Nuristani, Grangali of Afghanistan | 0T | | Nuristani, Kamviri | 22,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kamviri | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Nuristani, Malakhel | 3,300 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Nuristani, Narisati | 148,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | Islam | Kati | 0P Nuristani, Narisati | 0M Nuristani, Narisati of Afghanistan | 0T | | Nuristani, Prasuni | 9,900 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Prasuni | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Nuristani, Tregami | 4,300 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Tregami | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Nuristani, Waigeli | 32,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Waigali | 0P Nuristani, Waigeli | 0M Nuristani, Waigeli of Afghanistan | 0T | | Ormuri | 3,300 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashto, Southern | 0P Ormuri | 0M Ormuri of Afghanistan | 0T | | Pahlavani | 3,800 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 0P Pahlavani | 1 | 0T | | Parachi | 8,200 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Parachi | 0P Parachi | 0M Parachi of Afghanistan | 0T | | Parsee | 2,400 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Other / Small | Dari | 0P Parsee | 0M Parsee of Afghanistan | 0T | | Parya, Laghmani | 400 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Parya | 0P Parya, Laghmani | 1 | 0T | | Pashayi | 48,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kohistani, Indus | 0P Pashayi | 0M Pashayi of Afghanistan | 0T | | Pashayi, Northeast | 94,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashai, Northeast | 0P Pashayi, Northeast | 1 | 0T | | Pashayi, Northwest | 98,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashai, Northwest | 1 | 0M Pashayi, Northwest of Afghanistan | 0T | | Pashayi, Southeast | 560,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashai, Southeast | 0P Pashayi, Southeast | 0M Pashayi, Southeast of Afghanistan | 0T | | Pashayi, Southwest | 124,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Islam | Pashai, Southwest | 0P Pashayi, Southwest | 0M Pashayi, Southwest of Afghanistan | 0T | | Pashtun, Northern | 2,813,000 | Y● | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Islam | Pashto, Northern | 0P Pashtun, Northern | 0M Pashtun, Northern of Afghanistan | 0T | | Pashtun, Southern | 9,881,000 | Y● | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 1 | Islam | Pashto, Southern | 0P Pashtun, Southern | 0M Pashtun, Southern of Afghanistan | 0T | | Persian | 678,000 | | 0.10 % | 0.12 % | 1 | Islam | Persian, Iranian | 0P Persian | 1 | 0T | | Punjabi | 6,100 | Y● | 0.30 % | 1.00 % | 1 | Islam | Punjabi, Eastern | 0P Punjabi | 0M Punjabi of Afghanistan | 0T | | Punjabi, Western | 38,000 | Y● | 0.10 % | 0.20 % | 1 | Islam | Punjabi, Western | 0P Punjabi, Western | 0M Punjabi, Western of Afghanistan | 0T | | Qizilbash | 306,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 0P Qizilbash | 0M Qizilbash of Afghanistan | 0T | | Romani, Balkan | 17,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Romani, Balkan | 0P Romani, Balkan | 1 | 0T | | Romani, Domari | 11,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 1 | Islam | Domari | 0P Romani, Domari | 0M Romani, Domari of Afghanistan | 0T | | Russian | 900 | | 0.30 % | 31.00 % | 2  | Non-Religious | Russian | 0P Russian | 1 | 1 | | Sanglechi | 2,800 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Sanglechi | 1 | 0M Sanglechi of Afghanistan | 0T | | Sau | 4,900 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Savi | 1 | 0M Sau of Afghanistan | 1 | | Shughni | 46,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Shughni | 0P Shughni | 0M Shughni of Afghanistan | 0T | | Shumashti | 1,600 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Shumashti | 1 | 0M Shumashti of Afghanistan | 0T | | Sindhi | 25,000 | | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 1 | Islam | Sindhi | 0P Sindhi | 0M Sindhi of Afghanistan | 0T | | Tangshuri | 16,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Tirahi | 5,900 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashto, Southern | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Turk | 11,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Turkish | 0P Turk | 1 | 0T | | Turkmen | 2,222,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Turkmen | 0P Turkmen | 0M Turkmen of Afghanistan | 0T | | Uyghur | 3,500 | | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 1 | Islam | Uyghur | 0P Uyghur | 1 | 0T | | Uzbek, Southern | 4,460,000 | Y● | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Islam | Uzbek, Southern | 0P Uzbek, Southern | 0M Uzbek, Southern of Afghanistan | 0T | | Warduji | 8,200 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dari | 1 | 1 | 0T | | Wotapuri-Katarqalai | 3,500 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pashto, Northern | 1 | 1 | 0T |
| Total People Groups: 70 |
39,637,000 |
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67 |
| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
198,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2021) |
39,835,000 |
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| Other reported groups: 2 | | |
| Afghanistan – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
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| Afghanistan – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Afghan, Tajik
10,831,000
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Afshari
15,000
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Aimaq
1,632,000
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Americans, U.S.
500
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Ansari
2,500
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Arab, Tajiki
18,000
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Arora (Hindu traditions)
1,600
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Azerbaijani
13,000
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Baloch, Western
478,000
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Brahmin
3,800
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Brahui
330,000
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Changgar
3,100
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Darwazi, Badakhshani
16,000
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Deaf
398,000
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Garwi, Kohistani
2,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Gujar (Muslim traditions)
19,000
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Hazara
3,981,000
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Ishkashimi
3,200
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Kalash (Chitrali)
10,000
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Karakalpak
3,300
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Kazakh
3,300
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© Copyrighted Photo
Khatri (Sikh traditions)
2,800
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Khik (Wakhi)
21,000
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Kurd, Central
4,100
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Kyrgyz
1,300
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Moghal
2,300
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© Copyrighted Photo
Mussali
3,300
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Nuristani, Grangali
12,000
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Nuristani, Narisati
148,000
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Nuristani, Waigeli
32,000
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Ormuri
3,300
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Pahlavani
3,800
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Parachi
8,200
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© Copyrighted Photo
Parsee
2,400
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Parya, Laghmani
400
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Pashayi
48,000
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Pashayi, Northeast
94,000
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Pashayi, Southeast
560,000
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Pashayi, Southwest
124,000
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Pashtun, Northern
2,813,000
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Pashtun, Southern
9,881,000
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Persian
678,000
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Punjabi
6,100
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Punjabi, Western
38,000
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Qizilbash
306,000
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Romani, Balkan
17,000
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Romani, Domari
11,000
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Russian
900
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Shughni
46,000
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Sindhi
25,000
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Turk
11,000
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Turkmen
2,222,000
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Uyghur
3,500
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Uzbek, Southern
4,460,000
| | Afghanistan People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
Language
(click Language name for details) |
Language
Code |
# Peoples
Primary
Language |
# Unreached
Primary
Language |
Bible
Status |
Bible
Locator |
Audio NT
Online |
Jesus
Film
Online |
Audio
Recordings
Online |
Gospel
Tract
Online |
| Afghan Sign Language | afg | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | abh | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Ashkun | ask | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Azerbaijani, South | azb | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Balochi, Western | bgn | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Brahui | brh | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Dari | prs | 9 | 9 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | English | eng | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Gawar-Bati | gwt | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Gawri | gwc | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Grangali | nli | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Gujari | gju | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Ishkashimi | isk | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Kamviri | xvi | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Kati | bsh | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Khowar | khw | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Kohistani, Indus | mvy | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Munji | mnj | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Parachi | prc | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Parya | paq | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Pashai, Northeast | aee | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Pashai, Northwest | glh | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Pashai, Southeast | psi | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Pashai, Southwest | psh | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Pashto, Northern | pbu | 2 | 2 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Pashto, Southern | pbt | 3 | 3 | Portions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Prasuni | prn | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 3 | 3 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Sanglechi | sgy | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Saraiki | skr | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Savi | sdg | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Shughni | sgh | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Shumashti | sts | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Tregami | trm | 1 | 1 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Urdu | urd | 4 | 4 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Uzbek, Southern | uzs | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Waigali | wbk | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Wakhi | wbl | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals: |
54 |
70 |
68 |
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31 |
18 |
30 |
48 |
0 |
| Afghanistan – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 0.0 %
(subset of Christianity) |
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Christianity Segments [2] [3]
(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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NOTES:
- Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
- Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
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| Afghanistan – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Afghanistan. Ministries in the Afghanistan section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Asia, Central section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
- The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
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Ministries in Asia, Central |
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Afghanistan – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
