Religion
Islam is the main religion of Afghanistan and over 99% of Afghans are Muslims. Approximately 80-89% of the population practice Sunni Islam, while the remaining 10-19% practice Shi'a Islam, and 1% followers of other religions. Besides Muslims, there are 1000's of Sikhs and Hindus living in the country. They are usually found in the major cities such as Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Jalalabad.
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“In this great association we know no North, no South, no East, no West. This has been our pride for all these years. We have no political party. We never have inquired what anybody’s religion is. All we ever have asked is simply, “Do you believe in perfect equality for women?” This is the one article in our creed.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
“If ... we admit a divinity, why not divine worship? and if worship, why not religion to teach this worship? and if a religion, why not the Christian, if a better cannot be assigned, and it be already established by the laws of our country, and handed down to us from our forefathers?”
—George Berkeley (1685–1753)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)