The Zadran or Dzadranr is a tribe within the Pashtun

Pashtun people

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 ethnic group, originating in the "Dzadran arc" of Afghanistan

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, which includes the Wazi Zadran, Shwak and Gerda Serai districts of Paktia, Nika, Zaruk, Gayan and Urgun districts of Paktika, and parts of Qalandar, Nadar Shah Kot and Spira districts of Khost

Khost Province

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. Few members of the tribe can be also found in northwestern Pakistan

Pakistan

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 near the Afghan border.
According to the Asia Times

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the Zadran is a branch of the Sulaiman Khel.
According to Zadran.com Zadran are a branch of the Karlanri supertribe.

Prominent members of the Zadran tribe include:

Name	Notes
Pacha Khan	One of the leaders of an anti-Taliban militia who participated in the Bonn Conference Bonn Conference After Operation Enduring Freedom in which the Taliban government was toppled in Afghanistan, in December 2001, the German city of Bonn hosted a conference of Afghan leaders at Hotel Petersberg, to choose the leader of an Afghan Interim Authority – widely known as the Bonn Conference.The...  that picked Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...  as President of Afghanistan. Rewarded with the Governorship of Paktia Province Paktia Province Paktia , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez. The population is predominantly Pashtun.- History:...  by Karzai in 2002. By 2003 he was regarded as an uncontrollable renegade warlord by the American forces Elected to Afghanistan's national assembly in 2004. Brother of Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Khan Zadran is a citizen of Afghanistan who has held several prominent positions of power.Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and who Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed to his cabinet as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs in December...  and Kamal Khan Zadran Kamal Khan Zadran General Kamal Khan Zadran is a member of a prominent family active in Eastern Afghanistan.In 2001 his brother Pacha Khan Zadran was a signatory of the Bonn Conference agreement that chose Hamid Karzai as the President of the Afghan Transitional Authority.In 2002 his brother Amanullah Zadran,... .
Abdul Wali Khan	Son of Pacha Khan, military commander of Gardez in 2002.
Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Khan Zadran is a citizen of Afghanistan who has held several prominent positions of power.Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and who Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed to his cabinet as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs in December...	Minister of the Interior, 2002. Brother of Pacha Khan and Kamal Khan Zadran Kamal Khan Zadran General Kamal Khan Zadran is a member of a prominent family active in Eastern Afghanistan.In 2001 his brother Pacha Khan Zadran was a signatory of the Bonn Conference agreement that chose Hamid Karzai as the President of the Afghan Transitional Authority.In 2002 his brother Amanullah Zadran,... .
Kamal Khan Zadran Kamal Khan Zadran General Kamal Khan Zadran is a member of a prominent family active in Eastern Afghanistan.In 2001 his brother Pacha Khan Zadran was a signatory of the Bonn Conference agreement that chose Hamid Karzai as the President of the Afghan Transitional Authority.In 2002 his brother Amanullah Zadran,...	Appointed Governor of Khost Province Khost Province Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past...  in 2002. Brother of Pacha Khan and Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Khan Zadran is a citizen of Afghanistan who has held several prominent positions of power.Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and who Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed to his cabinet as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs in December... .
Jalal Ud Din Haqqani	Senior Taliban commander Brother of Ibrahim Haqqani Ibrahim Haqqani Ibrahim Haqqani is a citizen of Afghanistan, a prominent member of the Zadran tribe, who served with the Taliban, and was later a high level appointee of Hamid Karzai, the President who replaced the Taliban....
Ibrahim Haqqani Ibrahim Haqqani Ibrahim Haqqani is a citizen of Afghanistan, a prominent member of the Zadran tribe, who served with the Taliban, and was later a high level appointee of Hamid Karzai, the President who replaced the Taliban....	Military commander for Paktia Province Paktia Province Paktia , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez. The population is predominantly Pashtun.- History:... . Brother of Jalal Ud Din Haqqani
Saad Akbar Babrak	Assassinated Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan For other people with the same or similar name, see Liaqat Ali Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani statesman who became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Defence minister and Commonwealth, Kashmir Affairs... the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1951.