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Ethnic groups in Afghanistan as of 1997. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostly tribal society. The population of the country consists of numerous ethnolinguistic groups: mainly the Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek, as well as the minorities of Aimaq, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Gujjar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Pamiri, Kyrgyz, Moghol, and others.
Since 1945, Afghan Americans have been officially classified as Caucasians. [46] For U.S. Census purposes Afghans are racially categorized as White Americans. [47] Some Afghan Americans, however, may self identify as being Middle Eastern Americans, Central Asian Americans or South Asian Americans.
Afghans (Dari: افغانها; Pashto: افغانان) are the citizens and nationals of Afghanistan, as well as their descendants in the Afghan diaspora. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] The country is made up of various ethnic groups, of which Pashtuns , Tajiks , Hazaras , and Uzbeks are the largest.
Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates. The population of Afghanistan is around 43.4 million as of 2024. [1] The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between Central Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia.
Afghanistan is variously considered to be a part of both Central Asia and South Asia, which means Afghans are not always included among South Asians, but when they are, South Asia has a total population of about 2.04 billion.
The term "Afghan" is later recorded in the 6th century CE in the form of "Avagāṇa" [अवगाण] [15] by the Indian astronomer Varāha Mihira in his Brihat-samhita. [16] [17] "It would be unfavourable to the people of Chola, the Afghans (Avagāṇa), the white Huns and the Chinese." [17] —
Afghans who were promised a home in the United States after their country fell to the Taliban say they have waited so long for the US to process their applications that they are now being sent ...
The Afghan Americans may originate from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan. They have long been considered by the Board of Immigration Appeals and the United States Census Bureau as White Americans, [8] but a significant number may also identify themselves as Middle Eastern Americans or Asian Americans. [9] [10]