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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Afghans of United States

The Afghans of United States, numbering approximately 167,000 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: United States
People Cluster: Pashtun
Primary Language(s): Dari (prs)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 167,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046478
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Pray for the Afghans of United States

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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

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Bible Resources in Dari:

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

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dari bible at Bible.com

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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 United States

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

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

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
AfghansPG050313AfghansTajikistan6,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG049341AfghansGreece36,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG047400AfghansCanada90,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG046478AfghansUnited States167,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG042469AfghansFrance40,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG042401AfghansUnited Kingdom51,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG042380AfghansBelgium25,500Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG033518AfghansItaly2,200Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG024582AfghansTurkiye260,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariShia Islam
AfghansPG024198AfghansIran2,570,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG000388AfghansNetherlands34,500Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG000260AfghansGermany253,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam

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

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