Afghan Turkmens

Turkmens of Afghanistan

اۇوغان تۆرکمنلری
Total population
1 million
Regions with significant populations
Afghan Turkestan (Badgis Balkh Faryab Herat Jowzjan)
Languages
Turkmen Dari
Religion
Predominantly: Sunni Islam

Afghan Turkmens or Turkmens of Afghanistan (Persian: ترکمن‌های افغانستان; Turkmen: اۇوغان تۆرکمنلری Owgan türkmenleri, [oʊˈɢɑn tʏɾkmønˈløɾʏ]) live in the north-west of Afghanistan along the border with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, surrounded by a larger group of Afghan Uzbeks. The number of Turkmens in Afghanistan is estimated at 1 million people or roughly 2-3% of the population of Afghanistan.^[1][2]