Pashtun Americans

Americans of Pashtun birth or descent

Ethnic group

Pashtun AmericansTotal 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, Alabama
Languages
American English * Pashto
Dari Persian and Hindi Urdu spoken as second/third languages
Religion
Sunni Islam, Shia Islam,
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]

## Demographics

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US states with significant Pashtun populations, based on the 2000 Census.

In the United States, there are 538,554 Pashtuns. Pashtun Americans are a sub-community within the wider Pakistani American and Afghan American communities. Areas with large populations include New York City, where there are over 12,000 Pashtuns,[3] as well as the San Francisco Bay Area, Virginia, Los Angeles, Georgia, Chicago metropolitan area, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and Oregon. Fremont, California has the largest Afghan community in the United States.[4] According to the 2010 Census, 15,788 individuals identified Pashto as their first language spoken at home.[1] Pashtun-Americans are categorized as White-Americans under the US census.[5]

## Military

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A small number of Pashtun Americans have served in the United States Armed Forces, in varying roles in the War in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Asad A. Khan, a Pakistani-American marine, was a member of one of the first conventional units to enter Afghanistan.[6] Khan would return to Afghanistan in command of the 1st Battalion 6th Marines in 2004; only to be later relieved of command.[7] Pfc. Usman Khattak, an ethnic Pashtun from northwest Pakistan, is a US Army Food Specialist with the 539th Transportation Division and is based at the US Army camp in Kuwait.[8]

## Media

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The Voice of America has a Pashto language service.[9]

## Organizations

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The Pakhtoon American Community Association (PACA) is a cultural association based in Maryland, which organizes an annual Pashto Conference, in addition to other events.[10][11] The Khyber Society, founded in 1986 in New York, also arranges cultural events.[3]

## See also

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* United States portal
* Pakistan portal
* Afghanistan portal

* Pakistani Americans
* Afghan Americans
* Pashtun diaspora

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Census 2010 (see row# 89)". U.S. Census Bureau. "Table 1. Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over for the United States: 2006-2008"
2. ^ Siddique, Abubakar (2014). The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Oxford University Press. p. 12.
3. ^ a b Zaheer, Mohsin (6 January 2011). "'I Am a Khan, I Am Not a Terrorist' Say Pashtuns in New York". Feet in 2 Worlds. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
4. ^ Robson, Barbara; Lipson, Juliene (2002). "The Afghans: Their History and Culture" (PDF). Center for Applied Linguistics.
5. ^ "In the Matter of K, 2 I&N Dec. 253 | Casetext". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
6. ^ Tempest, Rone (25 May 2002). "U.S. Heroes Whose Skills Spoke Volumes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
7. ^ Lowrey, Colonel Nathan S. (2011). U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002: From the Sea (PDF). Washington, D.C.: History Division, United States Marine Corps. pp. 299–300. ISBN 978-0-16-089557-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29.
8. ^ Roesch, Kelli (13 May 2009). "Pakistani-American Soldier Compelled to Serve in U.S. Army". DVIDS. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
9. ^ "Homepage". Pashto VoA. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
10. ^ "Homepage". Pakhtoon American Community Association. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
11. ^ Sherazi, Zahir Shah (3 September 2013). "Portraying the true face of Pashtuns to the world". Dawn. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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Pashtun diaspora

Pakistan|

* Kashmir
* Punjab
* Sindh

India|

* Bihar
* Gujarat
* Kashmir
* Madhya Pradhesh
* Punjab
* Sorgar
* Tamil Nadu
* Uttar Pradesh
* Putliwale
* Rohilla

Elsewhere|

* Australia
* Sri Lanka
* United Kingdom
* United States

See also|

* Afghan diaspora
* Overseas Pakistani
* Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan

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Afghan diaspora

Asia|

* India
* Baloch
* Pashtun
* Iran
* Pakistan
* Tajiks
* Turkmen
* Uzbeks
* Qatar
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Turkey
* United Arab Emirates
* Baloch

* Afghanistan portal

Europe|

* Finland
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Russia
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Pashtun

Americas|

* Brazil
* Canada (Pashtun)
* United States
* Baloch
* Pashtun

Oceania|

* Australia
* Pashtun
* Hazara
* New Zealand

See also|

* Pashtun diaspora
* Hazara diaspora

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Pakistani diaspora

Africa|

* Libya
* Somalia
* South Africa

Asia|

| South|

* Afghanistan
* Punjabis
* Bangladesh
* India
* Baloch
* Pashtuns
* Sindhis
* Sri Lanka
* Pashtuns
* Sindhis

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Gulf|

* Bahrain
* Iran
* Kuwait
* Oman
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* United Arab Emirates
* Baloch
* Yemen

Far East|

* China
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* South Korea

South East|

* Burma
* Malaysia
* Jawi Peranakan
* Punjabis
* Singapore
* Thailand

Middle East|

* Jordan
* Israel
* Lebanon
* Syria

Europe|

* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* United Kingdom
* London
* Mirpuris
* Punjabis
* Pashtuns
* Sindhis

Americas|

* Canada
* United States
* Houston
* Baloch
* Pashtuns
* Punjabis
* Punjabi Mexicans
* Sindhis

Oceania|

* Australia
* Pashtuns
* Punjabis
* Hazaras
* Sindhis
* New Zealand
* Punjabis

See also|

| Sub-diasporas|

* Baloch
* Gujarati
* Hazara
* Azad Kashmiri
* Kashmiri
* Pashtun
* Punjabi
* Saraiki
* Sindhi

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Related articles|

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Middle Eastern Americans

By nation|

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By ethnicity|

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By location|

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Central Asia diasporas in the United States

Group by country|

* Afghan
* Kazakh
* Kyrgyz
* Tajik
* Turkmen
* Uzbek

Ethnic groups1|

* Baloch
* Pashtun
* Uyghur

1Several Central Asian ethnic groups are dispersed throughout different areas of Central and South Asia, regardless of countries or regions. 1

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Asian Americans

Central Asian|

* Afghan
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* Kazakh
* Kyrgyz
* Tajik
* Turkmen
* Uyghur
* Uzbek

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* Cantonese
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* Tibetan

South Asian|

* Bangladeshi
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* Indian
* Indo-Caribbean
* Gujarati
* Maldivian
* Nepalese
* Pakistani
* Punjabi
* Sindhi
* Tamil
* Telugu
* Sri Lankan

Southeast Asian|

* Burmese
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* Filipino
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* North Africans in the United States
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* Libyan Americans
* Moroccan American
* Tunisian Americans
* Sudanese Americans

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Asia|

* Asian Americans
* Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans
* Central Asia
* Afghan Americans
* Pashtun Americans
* Baloch Americans
* Kazakh Americans
* Kyrgyz Americans
* Tajik Americans
* Turkmen Americans
* Uyghur Americans
* Uzbek Americans
* East Asia
* Chinese Americans
* Hong Kong Americans
* Taiwanese Americans
* Hakka Americans
* Fuzhounese Americans
* Hoklo Americans
* Tibetan Americans
* Japanese Americans
* Ryukyuan Americans
* Korean Americans
* Mongolian Americans
* South Asia
* Bangladeshi Americans
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* Bhutanese Americans
* Indian Americans
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* Gujarati Americans
* Indo-Caribbean Americans
* Punjabi Americans
* Sindhi Americans
* Tamil Americans
* Telugu Americans
* Maldivian Americans
* Nepalese Americans
* Pakistani Americans
* Punjabi Americans
* Sindhi Americans
* Sri Lankan Americans
* Tamil Americans
* Southeast Asia
* Burmese Americans
* Karen Americans
* Cambodian Americans
* Filipino Americans
* Hmong Americans
* Indonesian Americans
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* Laotian Americans
* Malaysian Americans
* Singaporean Americans
* Thai Americans
* Vietnamese Americans

* Romani Americans
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* West Asia
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* Armenian Americans
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* Kurdish Americans
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North America|

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Oceania|

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South America|

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12\. ^ 42% of 200,000 Afghan-Americans = 84,000 and 15% of 363,699 Pakistani-Americans = 54,554. Total Afghan and Pakistani Pashtuns in USA = 238,554.
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