Afridi

Also known as Afridis

The Afrīdī ( Aprīdai, plur. Aprīdī; ) are a Pashtun tribe present mostly in tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Afridi
Ethnic group.native_name_lang: ps
Ethnic group.image: Afridi tribesmen fire.png
Ethnic group.image_caption: Afridi tribesmen firing behind a rock, 1880
Ethnic group.languages: Pashto, Urdu
Ethnic group.rels: Islam
Ethnic group.related: KhattakOrakzaiWazirBanuchiand other Karlani Pashtun tribes

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology and origins
Etymology
Origins
History
Resistance against the Mughals
British Raj
First Kashmir War
Clans
Religion
List of notable Afridis
In Sports
Politicians
Combatants
Businessman
Martyrs
Others
References
External links

The Afrīdī ( Aprīdai, plur. Aprīdī; ) are a Pashtun tribe present mostly in tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

The Afridis are most dominant in the Spin Ghar range west of Peshawar in Tribal areas of modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering most of the Khyber Pass and Maidan in Tirah which is their Native Tribal Territory. They are the closest to Orakzai in their language, culture and geographic areas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afridi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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