Zadran (Pashtun tribe)

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The Zadran (Pashto: ځدراڼ‎ dzadrāṇ; pronounced dzādroṇ in Khost-Paktia dialect), also spelled Dzadran and Jadran, is a Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan, originating in a contiguous arc-shaped area in the east of Loya Paktia, which consists of Wuza Zadran, Shwak and Gerda Seray districts of Paktia province,[1] Nika, Ziruk, Gayan and Urgun districts of Paktika province,[2] and parts of Qalandar, Nadir Shah Kot and Spera districts of Khost province.[3] Few members of the tribe can be also found in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border.[4] According to the Asia Times the Zadran is a branch of the Sulaiman Khel.[5] According to Zadran.com, Zadran are a branch of the Karlanri supertribe.[6]

Prominent members of the Zadran tribe include:

Name Notes
Pacha Khan
  • One of the leaders of an anti-Taliban militia who participated in the Bonn Conference that picked Hamid Karzai as President of Afghanistan.[4]
  • Rewarded with the Governorship of Paktia Province by Karzai in 2002.
  • By 2003 he was regarded as an uncontrollable renegade warlord by the American forces
  • Elected to Afghanistan's national assembly in 2004.
  • Brother of Amanullah Zadran and Kamal Khan Zadran.
Abdul Wali Khan
  • Son of Pacha Khan, military commander of Gardez in 2002.
Amanullah Zadran
Kamal Khan Zadran
Jalal Ud Din Haqqani
Ibrahim Haqqani

2- Khalil Haqani 3- Ismail Haqani

Saad Akbar Babrak

References

  1. ↑ "Zadran: Pashtun tribe mainly residing in the “Zadran Arc” a 9-district area encompassing portions of the Paktya, Paktika and Khowst provinces.", Paktia Executive Summary on nps.edu
  2. ↑ Paktika Executive Summary on nps.edu
  3. ↑ Khost Executive Summary on nps.edu
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  5. ↑ Syed Saleem Shahzad (2002-03-07). "Taliban draw strength from tribal roots". Asia Times. Retrieved 2009-06-08. "Maulana Jalaluddin Haqqani, who captured Khost province from the communist militia in 1991, hails from the Zadran tribe, which is a branch of the Soloman Khail. Similarly, most of the Taliban in Paktia hail from the Galzai or one of its branches. This makes for strong blood ties." 
  6. ↑ Zadran Family Tree on zadran.com
  7. ↑ Scott Baldauf (2002-07-29). "Firefight shows strong Al Qaeda persistence". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 

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