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The Zadran tribe is a tribe within the Pashtun ethnic group. Members of the tribe primarily live in Paktia, Khost and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan.^[1] Zadran are a branch of the Karlanri supertribe.^[2]

Prominent members of the Zadran tribe

Prominent members of the Zadran tribe include:

name	notes
Saad Akbar Babrak	Assassinated Liaquat Ali Khan the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1951.
Pacha Khan	One of the leaders of an anti-Taliban militia who participated in the Bonn Conference that picked Hamid Karzai as President of Afghanistan.^[1] Rewarded with the Governorship of Paktia Province by Karzai in 2002. By 2003 he was regarded as an uncontrollable renegade warlord by the American forces Elected to Afghanistan's national assembly in 2004. brother of Amanullah Zadran and Kamal Khan Zadran.
Abdul Wali Khan	Son of Pacha Khan, military commander of Gardez in 2002.^[1]
Amanullah Zadran	Minister of the Interior, 2002.^[1] brother of Pacha Khan and Kamal Khan Zadran.
Kamal Khan Zadran	Appointed Governor of Khost Province in 2002.^[3] brother of Pacha Khan and Amanullah Zadran.
Jalal Ud Din Haqqani	Senior Taliban commander^[1] brother of Ibrahim Haqqani
Ibrahim Haqqani	Military commander for Paktia Province.^[1] brother of Jalal Ud Din Haqqani

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
^ Zadran Family Tree on zadran.com
^ Scott Baldauf (2002-07-29). "Firefight shows strong Al Qaeda persistence". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

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[CSMonitor2002-06-10-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

[2] Zadran Family Tree on zadran.com

[CSMonistor2002-07-29-3] Scott Baldauf (2002-07-29). "Firefight shows strong Al Qaeda persistence". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

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-The '''Zadran tribe''' is a tribe within the [[Pashtun]] ethnic group.  Members of the tribe live on both sides of the [[Afghanistan]]/[[Pakistan]] border.<ref name=CSMonitor2002-06-10/>
+The '''Zadran tribe''' is a tribe within the [[Pashtun]] ethnic group.  Members of the tribe primarily live in [[Paktia province|Paktia]], [[Khost province|Khost]] and [[Paktika province|Paktika]] provinces of [[Afghanistan]].<ref name=CSMonitor2002-06-10/>
-The Zadran is a branch of the [[Soloman Khail]].<ref name=AsiaTimes>
+Zadran are a branch of the [[Karlanri]] supertribe.<ref>[http://www.zadran.com/ZadranFamilyTree.html Zadran Family Tree on zadran.com]</ref>
-{{cite news
-| url=http://www.atimes.com/c-asia/DC07Ag01.html
-| title=Taliban draw strength from tribal roots
-| date=2002-03-07
-| quote=Maulana Jalaluddin Haqqani, who captured Khost province from the communist militia in 1991, hails from the Zadran tribe, which is a branch of the Soloman Khail. Similarly, most of the Taliban in Paktia hail from the Galzai or one of its branches. This makes for strong blood ties.
-| author=Syed Saleem Shahzad
-| publisher=[[Asia Times]]
-| accessdate=2009-06-08
-}}</ref>
 ==Prominent members of the Zadran tribe==