Pashai

Ethnic group
group=Pashai


caption= Notable Pashai commander Hazrat Ali
poptime=200,000
popplace=Laghman and Kunar Province
langs=Pashayi language, Persian and Pashto
rels=Islam
related=Kalash and Nuristani

Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and northeastern Afghanistan. They are mainly concentrated in Kohistan area of Kabul, Laghman; the Alasay,Nijrab and Kohband Dsitricts of Kapisa Province and northern Kunar. They are descendants of ancient inhabitants of the region. [cite encyclopedia |author=M. Longworth Dames, G. Morgenstierne, and R. Ghirshman |title = AFGHĀNISTĀN| encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia of Islam| edition = CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0| publisher = Koninklijke Brill NV| location = Leiden, The Netherlands| date = 1999| ] Small Pashai communities are found in the Chitral district of Pakistan where some Pashai fled during the Soviet-Afghan War.

The Northern Alliance commander Hazrat Ali, is a Pashai.

References

ee also

*Pashayi language
*Dardic languages