TheZadran (Pashto:ځدراڼdzadrāṇ; pronounceddzādroṇ in theKhost-Paktia dialect), also spelledDzadran orJadran,Jandran,zadroon, is aPashtun tribe that inhabits theLoya or greater Paktia region in southeasternAfghanistan (Khost,Paktia, andPaktika provinces) andKurram Agency parts ofWaziristan in neighboringPakistan. "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 theKarlani 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 settledagricultural production. They have a reputation for militancy dating to theSoviet–Afghan War. Well-known Taliban fighterJalaluddin Haqqani, who in later years headed theHaqqani network, is of the Zadran tribe himself, though he is recognized for ending themalik system by forcingMohammad Omar Babrakzai to leavePaktia province. Babrakzai was the most powerfulmalik, or tribal chieftain, of the Zadran in the 1980s.[7][8]
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.
The knowntribal tree for the Zadran tribe is:[10]
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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
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