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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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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

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

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

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
AfghansPG000260AfghansGermany253,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG000388AfghansNetherlands34,500Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG024198AfghansIran2,575,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG024582AfghansTurkiye260,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariShia Islam
AfghansPG033518AfghansItaly2,200Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG042380AfghansBelgium25,500Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG042401AfghansUnited Kingdom51,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG042469AfghansFrance40,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG046478AfghansUnited States167,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG047400AfghansCanada90,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG049341AfghansGreece36,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
AfghansPG050313AfghansTajikistan6,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam

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

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