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Zazi

Pashtun Tribe

Field	Value
group	Zazai
native_name	ځاځي
languages	Pashto
religions	[[File:Allah-green.svg	18px]] Islam
related_groups	Mahsud,

The Zazi (), also spelled Zazai, zarakzai or Jaji, are a Karlani (کرلاڼي) Pashtun tribe. They are found in Afghanistan and Pakistan

They are most prominent in the Paktia and Khost provinces in the Loya Paktia region of southeastern Afghanistan but also have a presence in Kabul, Logar, Ghazni, Nangharhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan in Afghanistan and neighbouring Kurram District and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa across the border.

Ethnicity and geography

The (Zazai) ځاځی Jaji جاجی are Sunni Muslims. The tribe is inhabited in Six major geographic locations in Afghanistan and Pakistan:

Aryob Zazi: in Paktia province
**Ahmadkhail **: in Paktia province
Dand Pathan: in Paktia province
Kabul: in Kabul province
Maidan Zazi or Jaji Maidan: district in Khost province Afghanistan

Notable Zazai

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 US for terrorist offenses; father is Mohammed Wali Zazi.
Mustafa Zazai (born 1993), professional footballer
Hazratullah Zazai (born 1998), Afghan cricketer
Zala Zazai, Afghan police officer

References

(December 2010). "Khost's Tribes: Between a Rock and a Hard Place". The Liaison Office.

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