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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kamviri Nuristani of Afghanistan

The Kamviri Nuristani of Afghanistan, numbering approximately 28,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a subgroup of the larger Nuristani ethnic group of northeastern Afghanistan They are an Indigenous people, with Kamviri as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Nuristani people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kamviri is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Nuristani, Kamviri

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Afghanistan
People Cluster: Nuristani
Primary Language(s): Kamviri (xvi)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 28,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG023959
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kamviri
Language Family: Khoe-Kwadi

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Komviri Speakers

Media Resources in Kamviri:

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Bible Resources in Kamviri:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Kamviri Nuristani:
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Pray specifically for the Kamviri Nuristani of Afghanistan

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those who dwell in darkness and live in the land of the shadow of death may be drawn out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
readPsalm 111:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will praise the Lord with their whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Kamviri Across Countries (ROP3 - 104545) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kamviri NuristaniPG023959Kamviri NuristaniAfghanistan28,500Unengaged and UnreachedKamviriSunni Islam

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