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The Gawar-Bati of Afghanistan

The Gawar-Bati of Afghanistan, numbering approximately 39,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a subgroup of the larger Dardic ethnic group of northeastern Afghanistan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Gawar-Bati is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Gawar-Bati

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Afghanistan
People Cluster: Nuristani
Primary Language(s): Gawar-Bati (gwt)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 39,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG023974
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gawar-Bati
Language Family: Indo-European

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Gawar-Bati Speakers

Media Resources in Gawar-Bati:

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Bible Resources in Gawar-Bati:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Moses said, "Please show me your glory." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
readExodus 33:18-19

Pray that many will come to know the glory of God, which is revealed in Jesus Christ, and that they will rejoice in the mercy He offers them.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Gawar-Bati Across Countries (ROP3 - 103257) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Gawar-BatiPG023974Gawar-BatiAfghanistan39,000Unengaged and UnreachedGawar-BatiSunni Islam

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