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The Ashkuni Nuristani of Afghanistan

The Ashkuni Nuristani of Afghanistan, numbering approximately 48,500 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 Ashkun as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Nuristani people cluster of the Persian-Median.
Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni.
They primarily speak Ashkun.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Ashkuni 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 Ashkuni 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 Ashkuni 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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