Expatriates in The United Arab Emirates - Afghans

Afghans

There are 150,000-200,000 Afghans in the United Arab Emirates.

There is an Afghan Business Council of Dubai, which was formed in 2005 by expatriate Afghan businessmen, traders and entrepreneurs residing in the UAE. One of the organisation's purposes is to develop economic, cultural and social relations between Afghanistan and the UAE as well as to promote the interests of the Afghan business community of Dubai.

The Afghan community forms the second largest diaspora of Afghans after the United States. 123

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