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An Afghan family from the Pashtun ethnicity in their home in Kabul. Structure of the population (2012.01.07) (Data refer to the settled population based on the 1979 Population Census and the latest household prelisting. The refugees of Afghanistan in Iran, Pakistan, and an estimated 1.5 million nomads, are not included): [31]
Population ranked 43 out of 228 countries and territories; CIA World Factbook 2008 estimates Life expectancy ranked 208 out of 211 countries and territories [1] Total immigrant population ranked 137 out of 192 countries [2] [3]
The CIA estimated in 2009 that 99.7% of the Afghan population was Muslim [267] and most are thought to adhere to the Sunni Hanafi school. [456] According to Pew Research Center, as much as 90% are of the Sunni denomination, 7% Shia and 3% non-denominational. [457] The CIA Factbook variously estimates up to 89.7% Sunni or up to 15% Shia. [267]
The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million people is its capital, Kabul. The rest are smaller cities and towns. Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36–50 million. [a] Of this, 26% were reported to be living in urban areas and the rest in rural areas or the countryside. [2]
The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...
Young Afghan men and women at a rock music festival inside the Gardens of Babur. Kabul's population was estimated in 2023 at about 4.95 million. [149] The city's population has long fluctuated due to the wars. The lack of an up-to-date census means that there are various estimates of the population.
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A few years after the Taliban were ousted in 2001, and with Afghanistan still in ruins, Ahmad Sarmast left his home in Melbourne, Australia, on a mission: to revive music in the country of his birth.