Wardak (Pashtun tribe)
Ethnic group
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The Wardak (Pashto: وردګ) or Wardag are a tribe of the Pashtun people.[2] That mainly live in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. They migrated to the Wardak province in around 1730.[3] Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in Peshawar, Attock and Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[4]
وردګ | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mangal · Dilazak · Afridi · Orakzai · Wazir · Banuchi • Mehsud and other Karlani Pashtun tribes |
Wardak, Mangal, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dalazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers [5]: 10 Wardak are famous for their hospitality
History
The Wardak Pashtun were notorious for their opposition to the British colonial occupiers in 1879–1880. During the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Ghazi Mohammad Jan Wardak led a force of 10,000 Afghans to rise up against the British forces near Kabul in December 1879.[6][7][8]
Wardak Subtribes
Just like other Pashtun tribes, Wardak tribe is divided into its own individual subtribes and clans
- Nuri
- Mirkhel
- Mayar
Notable people
- Amin Wardak, less known Afghan US-Mujahideen fighter during the Soviet-Afghan War
- Abdul Ahad Wardak, Afghan speaker of house during the reign of King Zahir Shah
- Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan defence minister and former Mojahiddin
- Abdullah Wardak, Afghan Mujahideen commander turned politician who became a governor of Logar Province
- Abdul Qayum Wardak, Afghan politician and well educated figure
- Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Afghan politician who served as Minister for Education
- Ghulam Sediq Wardak, Afghan inventor
- Dr. Roshanak Wardak, Afghan Doctor and MP.
