Tell us about your tribe! Who are you? Where are you from? What's your history?

[BLS_1919v2.0]

Wow, I never knew Yousufzai's were originally from Kandahar.. I don't think I've read that far.

Mash'Allah BLS, you sure know your stuff!

Ddera manana. Ye, but as of now Yousafzais are such a large tribe you find them in many places.

[Palwasha]

Ddera manana. Ye, but as of now Yousafzais are such a large tribe you find them in many places.

Oh ye, absolutely. I was also reading into it not too long ago, it's so interesting!

[Sheenka]

My mothers family marries Kunari and Ningarhari like there is no tomorrow, we are basically the same people =)

indeed we r
thats true to me ppl from kunar, laghman ningarhar are the same and thats wht happened once
we met a kunari lady once she was the duaghter of PM

she came to us so after little chat she asked where u guys from, i said Ningarhar my sis said kunar and my mum said kabul and my causin said laghman
she said thats good colllection of provinces, how u guys know each other i said we r all once family HAHA
i siad our family is just like afghanistan

[Laila]

indeed we r
thats true to me ppl from kunar, laghman ningarhar are the same and thats wht happened once
we met a kunari lady once she was the duaghter of PM

she came to us so after little chat she asked where u guys from, i said Ningarhar my sis said kunar and my mum said kabul and my causin said laghman
she said thats good colllection of provinces, how u guys know each other i said we r all once family HAHA
i siad our family is just like afghanistan

Ha ha we are the same people! We were one province before......Sheenkay khorey you have gained the title of me calling you sister I wound not be surprised if we shared the same grandfather or uncle or something lol

What country do you live in now? if you dont mind me asking

[Sheenka]

wooooooow deera manna khor jane

[Laila]

wooooooow deera manna khor jane

thats true as u said ur grandad worked in politics so my grandad did
i live in UK and u?

LOL since you live in the UK....we have to discuss the family tree. My mother has many relatives in the UK

I live in the US

you have been pmed

[DaNangarharZuwan]

I am from shinwari tribe

[Khushal Khan Khattak]

As you all would probably know by now,

I am related to Khushal Khan Khattak in the 13th degree, so he was my grand father,

I am Khattak on both sides, both my father and mother are Khushal Khan's grand children.

My village is in the District Mardan, Pakistan but I was born in Peshawar.

As for history, we are Khsuhal Khan's children from his wife who was the daughter of the chief of the Yousafzai tribe of Mardan/Sawabi. This was when Khushal Khan launched his campaign of Swat.

Most of my family are either Khattak or Yousafzai. And we are the Khattaks who speak Pukhto not Pushto, by that I mean we speak the Yousafzai dialect.

The real Pukhto, ha ha ha .

[DaNangarharZuwan]

^The real pashto part made me laugh.

[Feroza_Banu]

salam alaikum...

I am wardag... and in wardak i am Adinkhail...

mom is barkzai... kandahari.

[Roshina]

My greats are originially Iraqi from the Quraish tribe. They then moved to Swat in the 1700s-1800s. They intermarried with Swatis for lots of generations.

OMG! That means you have Swati blood? Awwww!! We're TOTALLY blood-related

Swat ... think about it ... just the NAME brings peace to one's heart and soul, no? :D (This is not to mean, of course, that I consider Swatis to be better than others, or other Pukhtuns! Not at all. 'S just ... I'm Swati, you see! )

[Afghan_Soldier]

Wait Yusufzai are originally from Kandahar?

Yes Yousufzais are another sub-tribe of Duranis like Barakzai, Popalzai, Alakozai, Achakza, Noorzai etc. They went to Kabul and after tresspassing in to Ghilzai turf they were pushed towards east by mainly Sangar's tribe. Crzay aas, Snagar.. hahah lol


Many Yousufzais remained in Kabul and we know some Yousufzais (family friends) who are from south of Kabul in Logar. There were few Yousufzai atristrocracts and royalists as well, along with other Durranis. I can't recall that famous presenter of the national channel something Yusufzai (we have old videos at home, my family wathces them some times). According to my mum, when she was young and in school, many of the girls in her age who spoke Dari would come to her and tell her how they are Pashtun and Yusurfzai, so many of them have probably adopted Dari in Kabul. That is why Kabulis, although they speak Dari are more like Pashtuns than Tajiks etc. Some of them are aparently in Kunar too. I know my stuff too.lo

[Laila]

^ Not only are Yousefzais in Kunar, but in Laghman too.

[Ghilzai]

Ghilzai (Suleiman Khel) from my fathers side.
Tajik/Popalzai from my mothers side.

Both my parents families are Kandahari going back atleast 6 generations that I can count.

[Shayesta]

Wait Yusufzai are originally from Kandahar?

I always thought they were from Paktia?

One of our own members, Shayesta, shares the same great grandfather as me (my mom's grandfather)

Yup yup! But you know, I am actually still confused? Because as far as I know my grandma (and therefore your grandpa) are Tajiks who speak Pukhto, but apparently they are Dari speaking Pukhtoons?

Tajik/Popalzai from my mothers side.

Aren't those people with 'Zai' attached to their names actually Pukhtoons? Maybe your mother is a Dari speaking Pukhtana?