The Wardak () or Wardag are a

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of the

Pashtun people Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

. That mainly live in the

Wardak Province Wardak is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in Central Afghan highlands, central Afghanistan. Its capital is the closest provincial city to Kabul. Wardak Have 8 District. Wardak or Wardag (Dari/Pashto: ), is one of the 34 provinces o ...

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. They migrated to the

Wardak province Wardak is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in Central Afghan highlands, central Afghanistan. Its capital is the closest provincial city to Kabul. Wardak Have 8 District. Wardak or Wardag (Dari/Pashto: ), is one of the 34 provinces o ...

in around 1730. Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in

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and Dir in

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province of

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. Wardak, Mangal, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dalazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers Wardak are famous for their

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History

The Wardak Pashtun were notorious for their opposition to the British colonial occupiers in 1879-1880. During the

Second Anglo-Afghan War The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دوم افغان و انگلیس, ) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dy ...

, ''Ghazi Mohammad Jan Wardak'' led a force of 10,000 Afghans to rise up against the British forces near Kabul in December 1879.Naval Post Graduate School -
Mayden Wardak Provincial Overview
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Wardak Subtribes

Just like other

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

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 Logar (Pashto/Dari: لوگر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of the province. As of 2021, Logar ...

* Abdul Qayum Wardak, Afghan politician and well educated figure *

Ghulam Farooq Wardak Ghulam Farooq Wardak (born 1959) is a politics of Afghanistan, politician in Afghanistan, formerly serving as the Ministry of Education (Afghanistan), Minister of Education. He was appointed to that position by President of Afghanistan, Afghan Pr ...

, Afghan politician who served as Minister for Education * Ghulam Sediq Wardak, Afghan inventor * Dr. Roshanak Wardak, Afghan Doctor and MP.

References

External links

Wardag or Wardak tribe
*Program for Culture and Conflict Studies.

US Naval Postgraduate School. Last updated 23 January 2009. Pashtun tribes Tribes of Afghanistan Ethnic groups in Maidan Wardak Province Ethnic groups in Logar Province {{Afghanistan-stub