Zadran (Pashtun tribe)
The Zadran (Pashto: ځدراڼ dzadrāṇ; pronounced dzādroṇ in Khost-Paktia dialect), also spelled Dzadran, Jadran and Jandran, is a Pashtun tribe that inhabits an area in eastern Afghanistan and parts of Waziristan in neighboring Pakistan. They are mainly found in parts of the Loya Paktia and Khost areas, "Zadran: Pashtun tribe mainly residing in the “Zadran Arc” a 9-district area encompassing portions of the khost Paktya, and Paktika provinces.",[1][2][3][4]
The Zadran are a branch of the Karlani tribal confederacy.[5][6]
Prominent members of the Zadran tribe include:
| Name | Notes | |
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| Pacha Khan Zadran |
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| Abdul Wali Khan |
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| Amanullah Zadran |
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| Kamal Khan Zadran |
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| Jalal Ud Din Haqqani |
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| Ibrahim Haqqani |
2- Khalil Haqani 3- Ismail Haqani
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| Saad Akbar Babrak |
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| Shapoor Zadran |
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| Dawlat Zadran |
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| Najibullah Zadran |
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| Jan Baz Zadran |
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| Noor Ali Zadran |
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| Sangeen Zadran |
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References
- ↑ Paktia Executive Summary on nps.edu
- ↑ Paktika Executive Summary on nps.edu
- ↑ Khost Executive Summary on nps.edu
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-06-10. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Coyle, Dennis Walter (August 2014). "Placing Wardak among Pashto varieties" (PDF). University of North Dakota:UND. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ Zadran Family Tree on zadran.com
- ↑ Scott Baldauf (2002-07-29). "Firefight shows strong Al Qaeda persistence". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
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