People group profile · PG023949
The Western Baloch of Afghanistan
The Western Baloch of Afghanistan, numbering about 580,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia.
They are an indigenous people in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Western Balochi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Population
- 580,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Baloch
- Primary language
- Western Balochi (bgn)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Baloch are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Baloch
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Western Balochi · Indo-European family
80% speak Western Balochi
Gospel resources in Western Balochi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Baloch
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Baloch Western in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110770) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Baloch | Iran | 3,040,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Western Baloch | Pakistan | 1,850,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Western Baloch | Turkmenistan | 52,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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