Zadran (Pashtun tribe)The Zadran (Pashto: ځدراڼ dzadrāṇ; pronounced dzādroṇ in the Khost-Paktia dialect), also spelled Dzadran or Jadran, Jandran, zadroon, is a Pashtun tribe that inhabits the Loya or greater Paktia region in southeastern Afghanistan (Khost, Paktia, and Paktika provinces) and Kurram Agency parts of Waziristan in neighboring Pakistan. "Zadran: Pashtun tribe mainly residing in the “Zadran Arc” a 9-district area encompassing portions of the Khost, Paktia, and Paktika and Pakistan’s Kpk Balochistan Punjab provinces."[1][2][3][4] The Zadran’s are a branch of the Karlani tribal confederacy.[5][6] They are the largest Pashtun tribal group in Afghanistan's mountainous southeastern region, usually found in areas that are unsuitable for settled agricultural production. They have a reputation for militancy dating to the Soviet–Afghan War. Well-known Taliban fighter Jalaluddin Haqqani, who in later years headed the Haqqani network, is of the Zadran tribe himself, though he is recognized for ending the malik system by forcing [Malik Guhlam Rasool] [Malik Kuhdai Noor Khan ] Malik Main Khan Zadran the most powerful Malik to Leave Pakistan Province]] Balochistan Mohammad Omar Babrakzai to leave Paktia province. Babrakzai was the most powerful malik, or tribal chieftain, of the Zadran in the 1980s.[7][8] List of chieftains
It is unclear if Abdulla Khan Jadran Yawan is the immediate successor or predecessor of Mazrak Zadran and Muhammad Umar Babrakzai respectively, or if there were other chieftains between them. Tribal treeThe known tribal tree for the Zadran tribe is:[10] Moosa Khel was the father of three sons, Bakir Khel, Sounda Khel and Barkhudar Khel Bakir Khel was the father of Noor Kalia Khel Noor Kalia Khel was the father of Ismail Khel Ismail Khel was the father of Jaan Muhammad Khel Jaan Muhammad Khel was the father of two sons, Shah Muhammad Khan Zadran and Noor Muhammad Khan Zadran Noor Muhammad Khan had five sons 1 Sadiq Hussain Khan Zadran 2 Ashiq Hussain Khan Zadran 3 Izhaar Hussain Khan Zadran 4 Dildaar Hussain Khan Zadran 5 Afzaal Hussain Khan Zadran Afzaal Hussain Khan Zadran was the father of two sons 1 Iklaq Khan Zadran and 2 Umair Khan Zadran Umair Khan Zadran was the father of Muhammad Khan Zadran Notable persons
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