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/