Question: is urdu spoken in afghanistan?
Answer: According to the CIA World Factbook, Afghan Persian or Dari (official) (Dari) was spoken by 77% (L1 + L2) (functions as the lingua franca), Pashto by 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, and Balochi 1% (2017 est).