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People groups: 2
Population: 155,500
Unreached people groups: 2
UPG population: 155,500
Unengaged UPGs: 1
UUPG population: 8,500
Number of countries: 2
Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median
Overview: Nuristan is a region in Afghanistan, south of the Hindu Kush valleys. The Nuristani people are an ethnic group whose ancestors practiced an ancient Indo-Iranian polytheistic religion until they were conquered and converted to Islam in the late 19th century. The Nuristani do not have a formal tribal structure, however they designate themselves by the names of the local regions they are from.
Peoples within this cluster: Nuristani, Bashgali
Countries where they are found: Afghanistan; Pakistan
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