Wardak (Pashtun tribe)

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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]

Wardak

وردګ‎
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Mangal · Dilazak · Afridi · Orakzai · Wazir · Banuchi • Mehsud and other Karlani Pashtun tribes

Wardak Tribe surrounded by Ghilzai tribe and non-Pashtun tribe people ^[1]

Wardak, Mangal, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dalazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers ^[5]: 10Wardak 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]

Amin Wardak, a Mujahidin commander Who defeated Soviet (Russians) in Wardak Province

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, Afghan Mujahideen freedom 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
• Ahmed Wardak, Afghan-born German cricketer
• Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Afghan politician who served as Minister for Education
• Ghulam Sediq Wardak, Afghan inventor
• Zakia Wardak, Afghan architect, politician, and businesswoman