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Bar Durani

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Bar-Durani, the collective name of the Afghan tribes between the Hindu-Kush, Indus, Salt, and Soliman Mountains, first applied to them by Ahmed Shah, founder of the modern kingdom of Afghanistan (1746). In the group are comprised the Yusafzaes, Utman Khels, Turkolani, Mohmands, Afridis, Orakzaes, Shinwaris, Bangash, Khataks, Ziraks, Panjpaos, and many others.

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