Chamkani (Pashtun tribe)
Ethnic group
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The Chamkani (Pashto: څمکني tsamkanī) is a sub-tribe of Ghoryakhel Pashtuns.
څمکني (tsamkanī) | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tsamkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mohmand, Daudzai and Khalil Jalal khel |
History
They took part in the frontier battles 1897, and during the Tirah campaign of that year a brigade under General Gaselee was sent to punish them.[1]
Notables
- Shoukat Aziz, a Pakistani human rights activist who abolished the British Colonial era Frontier Crimes Regulation and co-founded the FATA Youth Organization
- Haji Mohammad Tsamkani, Acting President of Afghanistan (1986-1987)
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