Pashtun Americans

Pashtun Americans
Total population
538,554 (2021) (Estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Virginia, Los Angeles Texas, Washington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Languages
American English · Pashto
Dari Persian and Hindi Urdu spoken as second/third languages
Religion
Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Christianity, Judaism,
Related ethnic groups
Afghan diaspora, Pakistani diaspora,

Pashtun Americans (Pashto: د امريکا پښتانه) are Americans who are of Pashtun origin, an Eastern Iranian ethnic group originating from Afghanistan and Pakistan.[2] Historically Called Pashtunistan[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Siddique, Abubakar (2014). The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Oxford University Press. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Pashtunistan | region, Asia | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.