Statistics for Ethnic Groups and Languages of Afghanistan (with provinces)

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Language Family	Language	Ethnic Group	Number in Afghanistan	Province	% Correct
Indo-European - Iranian	Pashto	Pashtuns	15 million	Southeastern Afghanistan	94%
Indo-European - Iranian	Tajiki (Persian)	Tajiks	10 million	Northeastern and western Afghanistan	89%
Indo-European - Iranian	Hazaragi dialect of Dari (Persian)	Hazaras	4 million	Bamyan, Daykundi, Ghor Provinces (Central Afghanistan)	84%
Turkic	Southern Uzbek	Uzbeks	3,8 million	Northern Afghanistan	84%
Turkic	Turkmen	Turkmen	1,1 million	Minority in Balkh and more	82%
Indo-European - Iranian	Balochi	Baloch	500.000	Nimruz	70%
Indo-European - Indo-Iranian	Nuristani languages	Nuristanis	130.000-300.000	Nuristan	62%
Dravidian	Brahui (minority)	Brahui people	100.000?	Minority in Helmand	34%
Mixed (mostly Iranian)	Aimaqi dialect of Dari (Persian) or Pashto	Aimaq people (nomads of different ethnicities)	500.000	Minority in Herat, Badghis and Baghlan	26%
Indo-European - Iranian	Pamir languages	Pamiris	200.000	Minority in Badakhshan	23%
Indo-European - Indo-Aryan - Dardic	Pashayi languages	Pashayi people	500.000	Minority in Nangarhar, Laghman and Kapisa	23%