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The Tribes of Pashto
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Kinships
Each tribe is broken down into kinships.
- also called a "khel" or "zai"
- then broken into what is called a "plarina"
- multiple extended families
- function differently
- some identify as part of one or many large families
- cooperative, competitive, and confrontational
- khel a term sometimes used for just a single village.
Nomadic Tribes
سربڼي
- Kochis or Kuchis
- Persian word for migration
- primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy
- most notable tribes of Ghilji
- Kharoti
- Andar
- Ahmadzai
- They migrate among the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- They refer to themselves as Kuchi
- They claim their leader to be Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai
- Wikipedia: They claim that they consist of the 6 out of 25 million people who reside in Afghanistan
Extra Etymology
Folklore
- Qais Abdur Rashid
/ territories
- Four confederacies
- Sarbani (Sarban)
- Bettani (Bet)
- Gharghasti (Gharghaxt)
- Karlaniسدافسدفائوسدفجاوسدجفسربڼيسر (Karlani Adopted Son)
General
Bettani
- around Jandola (the Bettani Proper)
- Ghilji (Ghalzoi)
- Lodi tribal groups
- Niazi
Karlani
- Eastern, Northeastern, and Central Loya Paktia
- Southwestern Nangarhar
- Southern and Central areas of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
- Turbor
- refers to a tribe split into two or more clans
- Plarina
- when the 7th generation is born.
- 1.5 to 2 centuries
- Zai, similar to Zoi
- means son or offspring
- Khel
- association or company in Arabic
Gharghashti or Gharghakhti
- The Kakar
- Balochistan, a province of Pakistan
- Kandahar
- Zabul
- Herat
- The Jadun
- Khyber Pkhtunkhwa in Pakistan
- The Safi
- Mostly in Kohi Safi, province of Parwan
- Pech valley of Kunar province
- parts of NE Afghanistan and NW Pakistan
Sarbani
- politically influential
- Sadozai and Barakzai
- other minor tribes include:
- Shinwari
- Barech Alakozai
- Achakzai
- Kasi
- Gumoriani
- Gigyani
- Ghoryakhel
- Muhammadzai (Hashtnagar)
- Mandanr
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Largest tribal community/society
over 49 million people
Between 350 and 400 tribes
and clans
Tribes of Afghanistan
دافسفاسدفالکجدافسدفکلجلکجکBy Gulab, LCPL Wolfe, Griffin R.
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