Afghans in India

Afghans in India
Total population
15,806 Afghan refugees (2021)[1][2]
4,504 Afghan students (2021)[3]
Regions with significant populations
Delhi · Kolkata · Bengaluru · Visakhapatnam · Hyderabad
Languages
Hindi · Urdu · Pashto · Dari
Religion
Hinduism · Sikhism · Islam · Christianity[4][5]

Afghan Indians are Indian citizens and non-citizen residents born in, or with ancestors from, Afghanistan.[6][7] As of early 2021, there are at least 15,806 Afghans temporarily residing in India under a special protection and care of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).[1][2] Apart from citizens and expatriates, there are a number of communities in India who trace their ancestry back to Pashtun forefathers of Pashtunistan.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Onward Movements of Afghan Refugees was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Afghan refugees in India cast adrift amid coronavirus pandemic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Over 4,500 Afghan students on Indian campuses hold their breath was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ An Afghan Church Grows in Delhi. July 22, 2013. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  5. ^ Where Afghan Christians Flee After Converting to Christianity. July 25, 2013. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  6. ^ "Afghan refugees in search of Indian identity". UNHCR. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Afghan Refugees In India Fret Over The News Back Home, And Their Own Legal Status". NPR. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.