| Total population | |
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| 279,628 (2024)[1] | |
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| New York City,San Francisco Bay Area,Virginia,Los AngelesTexas,Washington,New Jersey,Pennsylvania,Maryland, | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto,American,English,Urdu,Dari PersianHindko especially for Pashtuns fromHazara region andChhachh) | |
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| Sunni Islam,Shia Islam,Christianity,Judaism, | |
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| Afghan diaspora,Pakistani diaspora,Indian Diaspora |
Pashtun Americans (Pashto:د امريکا پښتانه) areAmericans who are ofPashtun origin, anEastern Iranian ethnic group originating from a region ofAfghanistan andPakistan[2] historically calledPashtunistan.[3]
A small number of Pashtun Americans have served in theUnited States Armed Forces, in varying roles in theWar in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Asad A. Khan, a Pakistani-American marine, was a member of one of the first conventional units to enter Afghanistan.[4] Khan would return to Afghanistan in command of the1st Battalion 6th Marines in 2004; only to be later relieved of command.[5] 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 inKuwait.[6]
TheVoice of America has a Pashto language service.[7]
The Pakhtoon American Community Association (PACA) is a cultural association based in Maryland, which organizes an annual Pashto Conference, in addition to other events.[8][9] The Khyber Society, founded in 1986 in New York, also arranges cultural events.[10]
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13. ^ 42% of 200,000Afghan Americans = 84,000 and 15% of 363,699Pakistani Americans = 54,554. Total Afghan and Pakistani Pashtuns in USA = 538,554.
