Zaiwalat, also Zaywalāyat or Zywlayt () is a subdistrict and village of

Jalrez District Jalrez (Pashto/) is a Districts of Afghanistan, district in the west of Maidan Shar, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The main town lies at Jalrez, which is southwest of the centre of Kabul via the main Kabul-Behsud Highway. The district is ...

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, Afghanistan. It lies along the Kabul-Behsud Highway, to the west of Kot-e Ashro and to the east of the town of Jalrez. As of 2010 the village itself had a population of about 300 people. It is inhabited mainly by

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 ...

s and is a producer of fruit, with extensive orchards in the vicinity.

History

In 2009, American convoys were ambushed by the Taliban in the predominantly Pashtun village of Zaiwalat. The US retaliated and invaded the village at 3.15am on November 19, 2009, capturing nine locals, including Habib ur-Rahman, a suspected Talibanist, and taking them by helicopter to Rish-Khor for a three-day interrogation. As of 2010 the village had an estimated people of about 300 people. In 2014, a bridge was built in Zaiwalat. In September 2016, 11 men from the village were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. After 20 days, a group from the village retaliated with an armed attack, capturing six people, leading to the release of the 11 hostages.

Economy

The area is a producer of fruit, such as apples, apricots and peaches, with extensive orchards in Zaiwalat.

Landmarks

The main school is Zaiwalat High School. and more

Notable people

* Haji Mosa Hotak (born 1954) former Mujahedin commander * Qari Sayed Agha (died 2019) - a Taliban commander of the Haqqani terrorist network, from Zaiwalat.

References

{{Wardak Province Populated places in Maidan Wardak Province Jalrez District Subdistricts of Maidan Wardak Province