Afghan Tatars

Afghan Tatars
Total population
Estimated 100,000 in 2023
Regions with significant populations
Mostly in Afghan Turkestan with a smaller presence in other regions
Languages
Afghan Tatar language (very small minority)
Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen
Religion
Predominantly Islam
(Sunni majority, Shia minority)
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples (especially other Tatars)

Afghan Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group in Afghanistan. A very small community speaks the Afghan Tatar language, while the vast majority speaks either Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, or Turkmen.