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The Zazi (Pashto: ځاځی; plur. ځاځي‎), also spelled Zazai, or Jaji, is a Karlani Pashtun tribe. They are found in Paktia and Khost provinces of Afghanistan, as well as Kurram Valley of Pakistan, but also have a small presence in Kabul and Baghlan in Afghanistan as well.

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Ethnicity and geography

The Zazi are similar to the Turi, except that the Zazi are Sunni Muslims. The tribe is inhabited in four major geographic locations in Afghanistan and Pakistan:

  • Aryob Zazi: in Paktia province
  • Maidan Zazi: district in Khost province
  • Kwarma (Kurram) Zazi: Kurram Agency in the Federally Administed Tribal Areas

    • Notable Zazi

  • Qutbuddin Hilal, Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan during the period of Mujahideen (Gulbuddin Hekmatyar) and member of Hezbi Islami from Zazi Maidan district.
  • Nabi Misdaq, founder of BBC Pashto service.
  • Najibullah Zazi (born 1985), Afghan-born man imprisoned in the USA for terrorist offenses; father is Mohammed Wali Zazi.

    • References

    Zazi Wikipedia
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