Hinduism in Afghanistan
Hinduism in Afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of Afghans, about 30-40 individuals as of 2021, who live mostly in the cities of Kabul and Jalalabad. Afghan Hindus are ethnically Pashtun, Hindkowan (Hindki), Punjabi, or Sindhi and primarily speak Dari, Pashto, Hindko, Punjabi, Sindhi, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu).
Hindu king statue in Kabul Museum, Afghanistan | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30-40 (2021) 700,000 (1970) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Larger diaspora in India, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism | |
| Languages | |
| Dari, Pashto, Hindko, Punjabi, Sindhi, and Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi) |
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| Religion in Afghanistan |
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| Majority |
| Sunni Islam |
| Minority |
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| Historic/Extinct |
| Controversy |
Before the Islamic conquest of Afghanistan, the Afghan people were multi-religious. Religious persecution, discrimination, and forced conversion of Hindus in Afghanistan perpetrated by Muslims, has caused the Afghan Hindus, along with Buddhist and Sikh population, to dwindle from Afghanistan.
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