The Afghans of Italy

The Afghans of Italy, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a multiethnic community united primarily by shared national origin and collective ties to Afghanistan. The community includes people from numerous ethnolinguistic backgrounds, including Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, and others. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Dari is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Afghan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Italy
People Cluster: Pashtun
Primary Language(s): Dari (prs)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033518
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dari
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Dari Speakers

Media Resources in Dari:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Dari:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Good News for a New Age✓✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Dari bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Afghans are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Afghans:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Afghans of Italy

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 living in darkness and the shadow of death will see a great light and turn to the Lord for salvation.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Afghan, general Across Countries (ROP3 - 115238) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AfghansAfghansUnited States168,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansUnited Kingdom51,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansTurkiye260,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariShia Islam
AfghansAfghansTajikistan6,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansNetherlands34,500Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansItaly2,200Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansIran2,575,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansGreece36,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansGermany253,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansFrance40,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansCanada90,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansAfghansBelgium25,500Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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