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The Kati Nuristani of Afghanistan

The Kati Nuristani of Afghanistan, numbering approximately 155,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as one of the main tribes of Nuristani people in Afghanistan and can also be known as Bashgali, Kati, Kata viri, Kativiri, Kâtʹa-vari.
They are an Indigenous people, with Bashgali as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Nuristani people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples.
Their primary religion is Sunni Islam.
They primarily speak Kateviri.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Kati Nuristani are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Kati Nuristani 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.

No longer Unreached

The Kati Nuristani are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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