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* [[Nur Muhammad Taraki|Nur Muhammad Tarakai]], [[Afghans|Afghan]] [[Communism|Communist]] [[Revolutionary]] who served as [[List of heads of state of Afghanistan|President]] of the [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan|Marxist-Leninist]] [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan]] and led the [[Saur Revolution]] on the 28th of April, 1978 |
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* [[Najeeb Tarakai]], a Cricketer on the [[Afghanistan national cricket team]] |
* [[Najeeb Tarakai]], a Cricketer on the [[Afghanistan national cricket team]] |
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The Tarakai or Taraki (Template:Lang-ps) is a Khilji[1] Pashtun tribe; mainly found in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan. They are divided into several major clans/tribes: Nawrozkhel, Nakhel, Jamalkhel, Harunkhel, Malangkhel, Akhtarkhel, Daryakhel, Mullakhel, Lilizai, Mul, Gurbuz, Badin, Saki, and MurekKhel. These tribes are further divided into more sub-tribes within the above-mentioned clans/tribes.[2]
The Tarakai were one of the Pashtun tribes resettled under the rule of king Abdur Rahman Khan in the late 19th century.[3]
Notable people
- Nur Muhammad Tarakai, Afghan Communist Revolutionary who served as President of the Marxist-Leninist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and led the Saur Revolution on the 28th of April, 1978
- Najeeb Tarakai, a Cricketer on the Afghanistan national cricket team
References
- ^ García Ayuso, Francisco (1878). El Afghanistan. Madrid: R. Labajos. p. 99.
- ^ Zabul Province. Center for Culture and Conflict Studies, (US) Naval Postgraduate School
- ^ Amin Saikal; Ravan Farhadi; Kirill Nourzhanov (2006). Modern Afghanistan: a history of struggle and survival. I.B.Tauris. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-84511-316-2.
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