Tanai

Tanai
تڼی
Tanai; تڼی
Ethnicity	Pashtun
Location	Afghanistan, Waziristan
Parent tribe	Karlani
Branches	Darnoohee, Sitkai, Aryozi, Khabkhel
Language	Pashto
Religion	Islam

The Tanai or Tani tribe of Pashtuns are located on the border of Paktia Province, Khost Province in Afghanistan and Miranshah, the capital of north Waziristan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan.^[1]^[2]

Description

The Tanai are described as “spirited, brave” and “having a spirit of Afghan honour”. They are an inconspicuous tribe in the history of the region. In dress, they mostly resemble the Dawari, while some others are with a long woolen garment of stripped cotton. Those in the hills traditionally maintain their large rural herding practices.^[3]^[4]

Subtribes

The four sub-tribes of the Tanai are

Darnoohee
Sitkai
Aryozee
Khaabkhil

Notable Tanai Pashtuns

Lt. Gen. Shahnawaz Tanai, Afghan Army General of the Soviet-Afghan War, Defence Minister and led coup during the civil war

References

^ "Tanai Tribe – Database". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
^ Historical dictionary of Afghanistan (2003) by Adamec, Ludwig W. (pg. 366)
^ History of the Pathans: The Karranis (2002) by Haroon Rashid Vol-5, pp. 434-435
^ Ḥayāt-i Afghānī (1867) by Muhammad Hayat Khan

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[1] "Tanai Tribe – Database". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[2] Historical dictionary of Afghanistan (2003) by Adamec, Ludwig W. (pg. 366)

[3] History of the Pathans: The Karranis (2002) by Haroon Rashid Vol-5, pp. 434-435

[4] Ḥayāt-i Afghānī (1867) by Muhammad Hayat Khan

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