884:. In 2003, the British government announced that they would begin enforced repatriation of failed asylum-seekers in April. This marked a break from the previous policy, observed continuously since 1978, of not returning any Afghans to their country of origin whether or not they were deemed to be economic migrants. At the time, roughly 700 Afghans applied for asylum in the United Kingdom each month, making them one of the largest group of asylum-seekers along with
1141:. There are also minorities of Sikh and Hindu Afghans in the Greater London area, with a particularly large Afghan Sikh community in the London Borough of Ealing, where 58% of Afghans are Muslims and a significant minority are Sikh in the 2001 census. In neighbouring Hounslow, 52% are Muslim, and in Hillingdon is 47%. By contrast, the Afghan population in Brent is over 90% Muslim. Islamic Afghan cultural centres are located in Willesden, Norbury and Hounslow.
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1347:
1168:
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1481:
1206:
918:
On 4 August 2023, amidst the UK's acute housing shortage and 104,510 households in temporary accommodations, local councils face strain. Concerns arise for Afghan families served eviction notices from hotels following the 2021 Taliban takeover; despite a minimum 3-month notice period and ÂŁ285 million
906:
in August 2021, the UK government launched the Afghan
Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) in January 2022, to provide resettlement in the UK for Afghans who had worked for or were linked to the British government's presence in the country. In early December 2022, it was revealed that no Afghan had
914:
are facing homelessness as they are evicted from Home Office hotels without alternative housing. The government's plan to relocate 8,000 Afghans by August has raised concerns due to a housing shortage and long waiting lists. The Local
Government Association has expressed difficulties in securing
879:
As stated earlier, one of the large flows of
Afghans to the UK was caused by refugees fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban came to power. The country has been in a state of political unrest ever since. Despite the flow of immigrants and refugees remaining fairly stable over the new millennium
880:
period, the number of
Afghans coming to the UK since the mid-2000s has completely eclipsed the recorded number of Afghans in the 2001 census, as more and more are fleeing the threat of violence and even death in their homeland during the
964:
Pashtun heritage. Other sources have put the Afghan population in London alone at 45,000 (2008) and 56,000. whilst the Afghan
Association of London estimates that the population of Afghans in the whole UK stands at 70,000 (2009). The
903:
940:
The 2001 census recorded 14,875 Afghan-born people residing in the UK. The 2011 census recorded 62,161 people born in
Afghanistan living in England, 562 in Wales, 737 in Scotland and 36 in Northern Ireland. The
1250:
Peymana Assad became the first
British citizen of Afghan origin to hold a London borough council seat when she was elected a councillor for Roxeth ward in the London Borough of Harrow in 2018. She ran as the
1802:
960:
in the UK is estimated at 100,000, forming the largest community of
Pashtuns in the West, and the majority of Afghan Muslims in the UK are of Pashtun origin, however most British Pashtuns are of
1714:
859:
The first Afghan immigrants to the
British capital were students, businesspeople and Afghan government officials. It wasn't until years later that significant numbers came in the form of
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accommodation, while the Home Office emphasizes that hotels are not meant for long-term stays. The
Illegal Migration Bill's provision to deport trafficking victims has faced criticism.
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1772:
1456:
923:
1482:"Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom, excluding some residents in communal establishments, by sex, by country of birth, January 2019 to December 2019"
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814:
2386:
863:. The first large wave of Afghan immigrants to the UK were political refugees fleeing the 1980s communist regime and numerous others came in the early 1990s escaping
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3258:
2335:
2613:
389:
2055:
3105:
374:
3289:
2900:
2803:
1239:
1379:
891:
Between 1994 and 2006, around 36,000 Afghans claimed asylum in the UK. Many whose claims were refused have not returned to Afghanistan, although the
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966:
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1601:
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571:
217:
2023:
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460:
384:
881:
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2065:
807:
2647:
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1260:
783:
541:
408:
343:
193:
1689:
1959:
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based in Feltham, the Afghan Association of London based in Harrow, and the Afghan Community Organisation of London based in Lewisham.
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2713:
2667:
2519:
2489:
2131:
1828:
1434:
592:
561:
484:
2657:
2469:
1547:
778:
752:
693:
551:
446:
266:
261:
231:
2190:
2662:
2509:
800:
747:
742:
556:
475:
394:
348:
291:
246:
236:
2703:
2652:
1930:
1517:
1064:, where 1,121 Afghan-born people and many more of Afghan descent live. The locations with the fewest Afghan-born residents are
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737:
714:
709:
668:
653:
648:
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546:
369:
353:
276:
226:
3098:
2743:
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2723:
2553:
2494:
1806:
1766:
1485:
942:
843:
762:
719:
688:
627:
597:
513:
465:
432:
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281:
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is a Dari language advertising newspaper for the community. Community organisations include: the Afghan Student Union, the
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2796:
2770:
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2504:
1256:
788:
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612:
470:
417:
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2677:
2498:
1835:
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437:
427:
422:
333:
307:
241:
2763:
2748:
2672:
2482:
683:
607:
566:
286:
271:
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estimates that, by 2019, the Afghan-born population of the UK had risen to 79,000. About 49% are British nationals.
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1404:
1054:
1026:
1018:
1014:
3169:
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2343:
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1046:
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speakers in the UK, although these may comprise persons of other nationalities as well as Afghans. The number of
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1021:, there were 37,680 Afghan-born residents living in the region, 60% of the UK total. The largest population was
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1050:
1042:
1034:
1022:
1002:
663:
118:
2286:
1128:
1030:
919:
in Afghan Resettlement Scheme funds, approximately 24,600 individuals have found safety since January 2022.
831:
678:
159:
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2831:
1664:"Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers evicted from hotels 'at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage'"
1100:
1076:
986:
178:
82:
3051:
2880:
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1366:
2030:
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1045:(3,234), altogether forming almost two-thirds of the London community. The least-three boroughs were
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208:
1332:
1001:, although some Tajiks and Hazaras are also fluent in Pashto. Pashto and Dari are both the official
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In the six-year period between 2018 and 2023, 16,670 Afghan nationals entered the United Kingdom by
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1017:, about 70% of Afghans lived in the capital with largest concentration in western boroughs. At the
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conducted a mapping exercise in 2006, suggesting that the Afghan population of the UK was 20,000.
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1352:
1326:
1112:
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518:
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3133:
3016:
2958:
2953:
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1965:
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1314:
1252:
998:
503:
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2457:
2272:
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1394:
1272:
1080:
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846:(ONS) estimates that there were 79,000 people born in Afghanistan living in the UK in 2019.
673:
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1986:
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2812:
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982:
953:
839:
508:
455:
94:
1072:, which as subdivisions are estimated to have no greater than 100 Afghan residents each.
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2387:"Prince William expresses 'frustration' over failure to evacuate more from Afghanistan"
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1302:
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74:
58:
1638:"Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise"
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both had the lowest in England each numbering less than one thousand. The number for
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203:
1934:
1576:
1525:
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399:
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2024:"The Afghan Muslim Community in England: Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities"
1741:"Statistics relating to the Illegal Migration Act: data tables to December 2023"
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1167:
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835:
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The Afghan Muslim Community in England: Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities
1715:"Official Statistics: Irregular migration to the UK, year ending December 2022"
17:
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2060:, United Kingdom: Department of Communities and Local Government, April 2009,
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2029:. Department for Communities and Local Government. p. 6. Archived from
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The History and Current Position of Afghanistan's Hindu and Sikh Population
2309:"General Election 2019: Meet the Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner candidates"
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1209:
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1803:"2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales"
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has helped some voluntarily return. 5,540 Afghan nationals were granted
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1186:
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Afghanaid – a British organisation/charity supporting Afghan children
2093:"Detailed Country of birth (2011 Census), Borough – London Datastore"
110:
1690:"Afghan refugees in UK face homelessness after government evictions"
63:
Afghans in Other ethnic group: 20,649 (England and Wales only, 2021)
3083:
2781:
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867:. The number skyrocketed later that decade due to the rise of the
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1992:. London: International Organization for Migration. February 2007
926:– the second most common nationality of all small boat arrivals.
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British Sikh Report "An Insight into The British Sikh Community"
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Percentage of British Afghans population in England and Wales
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had an Afghan population of 6,552 in the 2011 census, and the
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Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95%
1205:
948:
A number of unofficial population estimates have been made.
911:
1060:
In 2001 the single largest Afghan community in the UK was
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and non-citizen residents born in or with ancestors from,
2215:
2139:, Centre for Applied South Asian Studies, archived from
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
1602:"British Citizenship Statistics: United Kingdom, 2008"
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Muslims in England suggests that the majority are of
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withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan
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37:
1909:"Support for Taliban dives among British Pashtuns"
1889:(16th ed.), Dallas, Texas: SIL International
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1474:
1861:Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
1636:Bulman, May; Kelly, Nicola (3 December 2022).
924:crossing the English Channel using small boats
3099:
2797:
2423:
1797:
1795:
1793:
808:
8:
3259:Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan
1079:has the second largest number of Afghans by
51:85,693 (England and Wales only, 2021 census)
32:
2287:"From Afghan refugee to British politician"
3106:
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1883:"Ethnologue report for the United Kingdom"
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1568:
1137:although there is a significant number of
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801:
150:
31:
1857:"Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI"
1240:Afghanistan and Central Asian Association
1025:with 6,015 residents, and is followed by
1263:, losing to the Conservative candidate.
1154:
967:International Organization for Migration
893:International Organization for Migration
2268:Afghan Community Organization Of London
1548:"Britain to repatriate Afghan refugees"
1518:"In Search of Afghan History in London"
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952:estimates that there are 75,000 native
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2011:
2009:
2007:
1954:
1952:
1087:(second highest city in the country),
989:(Afghan Persian) as a third language.
2438:Asian diasporas in the United Kingdom
2253:Afghan Association of London - Harrow
1575:Casciani, Dominic (8 December 2006),
1160:
7:
3300:Afghanistan–United Kingdom relations
3295:Asian diaspora in the United Kingdom
2285:Hasrat-Nazimi, Waslat (8 May 2018).
2231:"Home - Afghan Student Union (AfSU)"
1380:Afghanistan–United Kingdom relations
69:Regions with significant populations
981:who originate from Afghanistan use
907:yet been resettled under the ACRS.
899:in 2008, down from 10,555 in 2007.
875:Refugees of war and asylum policies
1887:Ethnologue: Languages of the World
1546:Goodchild, Sophie (2 March 2003),
25:
1964:, Refugee Stories, archived from
1907:Maclean, William (10 June 2009).
1600:Danzelman, Philip (20 May 2009),
1083:, with the larger communities in
3290:British people of Afghan descent
2914:
2358:Kenyon, Paul (10 January 2023).
2336:"London Lives: The Afgan Waiter"
1688:Robinson, Noah (6 August 2023).
1609:Home Office Statistical Bulletin
1459:. Office for National Statistics
1457:"TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)"
1437:. Office for National Statistics
1359:
1345:
1204:
1181:
1166:
902:Following the completion of the
2334:Taylor, Rebecca (2 June 2006),
2022:Change Institute (April 2009).
1987:"Afghanistan: Mapping exercise"
1807:Office for National Statistics
1662:Noyce, Eleanor (4 July 2023).
1577:"Afghans resisting leaving UK"
1486:Office for National Statistics
1133:Most Afghans in the UK follow
943:Office for National Statistics
844:Office for National Statistics
1:
2191:"London's Little Afghanistan"
1829:"Country of birth (detailed)"
1611:, Home Office, archived from
1524:, 31 May 2006, archived from
1435:"Country of birth (extended)"
1257:Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
985:in addition to English, with
910:Afghan asylum seekers in the
1961:Afghan Association of London
1881:Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009),
1836:National Records of Scotland
1095:, and minor communities in
3316:
3285:Pashtun diaspora in Europe
2360:"Abandoned in Afghanistan"
2107:"Born Abroad: Afghanistan"
1405:Afghans in the Netherlands
1305:, activist and commentator
1287:, journalist and presenter
1126:
933:
636:African and Afro-Caribbean
49:79,000 (2019 ONS estimate)
3280:Afghan diaspora in Europe
2909:
2579:
2527:
1768:Country-of-birth database
129:
93:
73:
42:
1023:London Borough of Ealing
1003:languages of Afghanistan
1129:Religion in Afghanistan
2172:, British Sikh Report
1931:"Diversity news page"
1385:Afghan New Zealanders
1367:United Kingdom portal
1323:, singer and activist
1261:2019 general election
1127:Further information:
44:Afghan-born residents
2896:United Arab Emirates
2398:British Afghan Women
1937:on 30 September 2008
1528:on 30 September 2008
1500:confidence intervals
1299:, writer and thinker
1259:constituency in the
1101:West Midlands region
855:Historical migration
838:, part of worldwide
47:63,496 (2011 census)
1618:on 12 November 2009
1522:Diversity News Page
1267:Notable individuals
1231:Economy and culture
897:British citizenship
154:Part of a series on
34:
3254:Overseas Pakistani
2922:Afghanistan portal
2113:, 7 September 2005
1410:Afghans in Germany
1390:Afghan Australians
1353:Afghanistan portal
1327:Jamaluddin Mousavi
1113:North East England
1109:South West England
1107:region had 4,819.
1105:South East England
993:use Persian while
882:War in Afghanistan
59:Asian ethnic group
3267:
3266:
3081:
3080:
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2393:. 4 January 2022.
2311:. 7 November 2019
2146:on 14 August 2018
2067:978-1-4098-1165-7
1415:Afghans in Sweden
1315:Hammasa Kohistani
1228:
1227:
1196:Not stated/Other
825:
824:
702:Northern American
316:Southern European
300:Northern European
149:
148:
16:(Redirected from
3307:
3115:Pashtun diaspora
3108:
3101:
3094:
3085:
3068:Pashtun diaspora
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2320:
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2298:
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2275:
2273:Lewisham Council
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2089:
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2046:
2045:
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2036:on 29 March 2012
2035:
2028:
2019:
2002:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1991:
1983:
1977:
1976:
1975:
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1956:
1947:
1946:
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1933:. Archived from
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1921:
1920:
1918:
1916:
1904:
1898:
1897:
1896:
1894:
1878:
1872:
1871:
1869:
1867:
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1842:
1833:
1825:
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1788:
1787:
1786:
1784:
1779:on 25 April 2007
1775:, archived from
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1757:
1756:
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1395:Afghan Americans
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1364:
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1273:Osman Yousefzada
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1066:Northern Ireland
936:British Pashtuns
871:in Afghanistan.
832:British citizens
817:
810:
803:
362:Western European
218:Eastern European
151:
38:Total population
35:
21:
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3314:
3310:
3309:
3308:
3306:
3305:
3304:
3270:
3269:
3268:
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3249:Afghan diaspora
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3170:Madhya Pradhesh
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3077:
3073:Hazara diaspora
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2980:
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1989:
1985:
1984:
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1809:. 26 March 2013
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3052:New Zealand
2949:Netherlands
2658:Indonesians
2571:Sri Lankans
2201:24 December
2176:24 December
2150:24 December
1725:23 February
1668:Independent
1329:, presenter
1297:Idries Shah
1135:Sunni Islam
1019:2011 census
1015:2001 census
836:Afghanistan
684:Trinidadian
593:Azerbaijani
562:Singaporean
499:Bangladeshi
485:South Asian
132:Sunni Islam
57:Afghans in
3274:Categories
3186:Tamil Nadu
2881:Tajikistan
2683:Vietnamese
2663:Malaysians
2609:Romanichal
2559:Pakistanis
2520:South Asia
2510:Mongolians
2370:10 January
2315:5 December
2293:5 December
2236:17 October
1866:17 October
1841:17 October
1813:17 October
1783:9 December
1647:4 December
1622:8 November
1586:8 November
1492:17 October
1463:30 January
1421:References
1152:ancestry.
1085:Birmingham
1053:(109) and
1039:Hillingdon
950:Ethnologue
934:See also:
930:Demography
865:Mujahideen
779:Australian
753:Ecuadorian
694:Zimbabwean
580:West Asian
572:Vietnamese
552:Indonesian
524:Sri Lankan
461:Hongkonger
447:East Asian
349:Portuguese
267:Macedonian
262:Lithuanian
232:Belarusian
136:Shia Islam
130:Primarily
3223:Sri Lanka
3218:Australia
3211:Elsewhere
3195:Putliwale
3035:Australia
2876:Sri Lanka
2764:in London
2709:Assyrians
2704:Armenians
2692:West Asia
2653:Filipinos
2564:in London
2547:in London
2537:Bhutanese
2499:in London
2470:East Asia
2391:The Times
2364:File on 4
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1751:2 January
1699:16 August
1158:Religion
1119:was 562.
1037:(3,314),
1033:(3,698),
1029:(4,463),
962:Pakistani
748:Colombian
743:Brazilian
644:Barbadian
557:Malaysian
519:Pakistani
504:Bhutanese
476:Mongolian
292:Ukrainian
247:Hungarian
237:Bulgarian
89:Languages
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3122:Pakistan
3061:See also
2985:Americas
2849:Pakistan
2754:Lebanese
2744:Israelis
2729:Iranians
2724:Emiratis
2719:Cypriots
2678:Timorese
2614:Scottish
2594:Punjabis
2589:Pashtuns
2584:Mirpuris
2554:Nepalese
2495:Japanese
2111:BBC News
1581:BBC News
1554:, London
1441:28 March
1339:See also
1275:, artist
1246:Politics
1210:Hinduism
1123:Religion
1089:Coventry
1055:Havering
1027:Hounslow
999:Hazaragi
979:Pashtuns
973:Language
958:Pashtuns
861:refugees
771:Oceanian
758:Peruvian
738:Bolivian
715:Canadian
710:American
689:Sudanese
674:Nigerian
669:Jamaican
664:Guyanese
659:Ghanaian
654:Eritrean
649:Egyptian
588:Armenian
547:Filipino
514:Nepalese
466:Japanese
370:Austrian
277:Romanian
227:Albanian
204:Scottish
199:Orcadian
144:Hinduism
125:Religion
3200:Rohilla
3165:Kashmir
3160:Gujarat
3129:Kashmir
3040:Pashtun
3028:Oceania
3017:Pashtun
3001:Pashtun
2974:Pashtun
2964:Ukraine
2944:Germany
2939:Finland
2859:Turkmen
2837:Pashtun
2771:Yemenis
2734:Syrians
2648:Burmese
2621:Sindhis
2542:Indians
2505:Koreans
2478:Chinese
2458:Pashtun
2350:22 July
2117:22 July
2078:22 July
2040:16 July
1972:28 July
1941:28 July
1915:16 July
1893:22 July
1673:13 July
1558:22 July
1532:28 July
1317:, model
1311:, actor
1187:Sikhism
1150:Pashtun
1097:Walsall
1049:(115),
1047:Bromley
1013:At the
995:Hazaras
869:Taliban
850:History
763:Chilean
720:Mexican
628:Israeli
618:Turkish
608:Kurdish
598:Iranian
542:Burmese
456:Chinese
433:Turkmen
380:Flemish
354:Spanish
344:Maltese
339:Italian
324:Cypriot
308:Swedish
287:Serbian
282:Russian
257:Latvian
252:Kosovan
179:English
174:Cornish
140:Sikhism
95:English
3180:Sorgar
3175:Punjab
3134:Punjab
3045:Hazara
3012:Baloch
2997:Canada
2992:Brazil
2959:Sweden
2954:Russia
2932:Europe
2901:Baloch
2891:Turkey
2864:Uzbeks
2854:Tajiks
2832:Baloch
2739:Iraqis
2626:Tamils
2599:Romani
2483:London
2453:Afghan
2217:Elonat
2064:
1996:4 July
1745:gov.uk
1719:gov.uk
1694:JURIST
1236:Elonat
1199:10.0%
1191:15.0%
1176:71.0%
1146:Afghan
1099:. The
1081:county
1057:(53).
1051:Bexley
1043:Barnet
1035:Harrow
991:Tajiks
983:Pashto
886:Iraqis
842:. The
789:Fijian
679:Somali
623:Yemeni
613:Syrian
509:Indian
494:Afghan
471:Korean
423:Kyrgyz
418:Kazakh
390:German
385:French
272:Polish
184:Gaelic
119:others
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111:Pashto
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3156:Bihar
3149:India
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2871:Qatar
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2759:Turks
2749:Kurds
2699:Arabs
2673:Thais
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1220:Total
1214:4.0%
1172:Islam
1139:Shias
1117:Wales
1070:Wales
1031:Brent
977:Most
603:Iraqi
438:Uzbek
428:Tajik
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395:Irish
375:Dutch
334:Greek
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