Wardak (Pashtun tribe)

Ethnic group

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

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, 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

References

1. Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661). ISSN 0555-8158. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. الحسینی, میر سید ثاقب عماد. معارف الانساب والتحقیق.
3. Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661): 24–25. ISSN 0555-8158. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. The Wardags migrated from their Karlāṇ sister tribes from Birmal. They migrated to their current homeland in around 1730 CE.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "Wardak tribe to be organized soon: Elders". The Frontier Post. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
5. Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
6. Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
7. Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
8. Naval Post Graduate School - Mayden Wardak Provincial Overview

External links

• Wardag or Wardak tribe
• Program for Culture and Conflict Studies. Katani. US Naval Postgraduate School. Last updated 23 January 2009.