Panjpai
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The Panjpai are a Durrani
Pashtun
tribal confederation found primarily in southern Afghanistan.
The confederation's five tribes are generally given as the Alizai, Ishakzai
, Noorzai
, Maku, and Khogyani(Khakwani).
Durrani
Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
tribal confederation found primarily in southern Afghanistan.
The confederation's five tribes are generally given as the Alizai, Ishakzai
Ishakzai
The Ishakzai are an Afghan sub-tribe of the Durrani tribe who, in turn, are a subtribe of the Pashtun tribe. They are predominant in Southern Afghanistan, particularly the provinces of Kandahar and Helmand....
, Noorzai
Noorzai
SHARIEF KHAN NOORZAI IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFULL PASHTONS LEADER IN THE WHOLE AFGHANISTAN AND HE IS FROM THE THE TRIBE 'Noorzai or Nurzai and are one of the biggest tribes of the Pushtoon, with a population of roughly 4.5 million in Afghanistan. They are an influential tribe in southern and...
, Maku, and Khogyani(Khakwani).