Sāpī ( ''Sāpai''; plur. ساپي ''Sāpī'') is a Pashtun tribe situated mostly in Afghanistan. Many former Pashayi speakers have also adopted the ethnonym Safi in Afghanistan. According to a work published by Jeffrey H.P Evans-von Krbek at the Department of Anthropology at the

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in 1977, the origins of the Sapi lies in the region of ancient

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. The exact population number of this clan is not known; however, it is estimated to be around 2.5 million in Afghanistan. Sapis have played an important role in Afghanistan. The Sapi tribe is well known for its resistance to the

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regime, and many fierce clashes have broken out between the two.

People

* Amanul Mulk, leader of the tribal revolts under rebel King Salemai * Amanat Lewana, rebel Prime Minister of Afghanistan's Eastern Provinces * Jamil al-Rahman, Afghan Salafist and Amir of the Islamic Emirate of Kunar * Amanullah Sailaab Sapi, Afghan poet and writer * Turabaz Khan, Royal Afghan Army General and served as Kabul’s Police Commander * Mohammed Asif Safi, Afghan army serviceman during the

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and

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References

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