Points of Prayer

  • Pray for the stability of the region.

  • Pray that the regions people would receive dreams, visions, and encounters with the Lord and that Jesus would be understood as the Son of God and Emmanuel—God with us.

  • Pray for an end to conflict happening within the country.

  • Pray for the about 230 Afghan children who were evacuated in the conflict 2022 and taken into US government custody and remain separated from their families.

  • Pray for boldness and safety in the few believers within the country.

  • Pray for the safety of girls and the right for them to attend school.

  • Pray for 2 confirmed [redacted] tribes who have welcomed the Gospel.

  • Pray for the movement of the Gospel in [redacted] tribe that is growing rapidly in remote areas.

  • Pray for leaders and families who stayed after the Taliban took over power.

  • Pray for the safety of workers who are returning.

Romans 1:16 in Afghanistan’s Common Language

رسالۀ پولُس رسول به رومیان 1:16
زیرا من از انجیل خِجِل نیستم؛ از آنرو که انجیل، قدرت خداست برای نجات هرکس که ایمان آورد، اول یهودیان و سپس غیر یهودیان

Afghanistan

 

Country Facts

Population

38,346,720 (2022 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Current, reliable statistical data on ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available; Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution cited Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pachaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, and Brahwui ethnicities; Afghanistan has dozens of other small ethnic groups

Languages

Afghan Persian or Dari (official, lingua franca) 77%, Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbeki 11%, English 6%, Turkmani 3%, Urdu 3%, Pachaie 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1%, other <1% (2020 est.)

Religions

Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other <0.3% (2009 est.)

Location

Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran.

Refugees & Displaced Peoples

refugees (country of origin): 59,486 (Pakistan) (mid-year 2022)
Displaced People: 4.314 million (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to natural disasters and political instability) (2021)

The World Factbook 2021. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2021.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/