افریدی | |
|---|---|
 Afridi tribesmen firing behind a rock, 1880 | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Khattak · Orakzai · Wazir · Banuchi and other Karlani Pashtun tribes |
The Afrīdī (Pashto: اپريدی Aprīdai, plur. اپريدي Aprīdī; Urdu: آفریدی) are a Pashtun tribe present mostly in tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The Afridis are most dominant in the Spin Ghar range west of Peshawar in Tribal areas of modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering most of the Khyber Pass and Maidan in Tirah.[1] which is their Native Tribal Territory. They are the closest to Orakzai in their language, culture & areas.
- ^ Ramachandran (26 January 2023). Red Jihad: Islamic Communism in India 1920-1950. Indus Scrolls Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-93-90981-33-5.