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Tanai تڼی
Ethnicity	Pashtun
Location	Afghanistan, Waziristan
Parent tribe	Karlani
Branches	Darnoohee, Sitkai, Aryozi, Khabkhel
Language	Pashto
Religion	Islam

The Tanai or Tani tribe of Pashtuns are located on the border of Paktia Province, Khost Province in Afghanistan and Miranshah, the capital of the northern district of the Waziristan region in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Description

The Tanai are described as “spirited, brave” and “having a spirit of Afghan honour”. They are an inconspicuous tribe in the history of the region. In dress, they mostly resemble the Dawari, while some others are with a long woolen garment of stripped cotton. Those in the hills traditionally maintain their large rural herding practices.

Subtribes

The four sub-tribes of the Tanai are:

• Darnoohee
• Sitkai
• Aryozee
• Khaabkhil

Notable Tanai Pashtuns

• Lt. Gen. Shahnawaz Tanai, Afghan Army General of the Soviet-Afghan War, Defence Minister and led coup during the civil war

References

1. "Tanai Tribe – Database". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
2. Historical dictionary of Afghanistan (2003) by Adamec, Ludwig W. (pg. 366)
3. History of the Pathans: The Karranis (2002) by Haroon Rashid Vol-5, pp. 434-435
4. Ḥayāt-i Afghānī (1867) by Muhammad Hayat Khan

• Pashtun tribes
• Karlani Pashtun tribes
• Tribes of Afghanistan
• Ethnic groups in Khost Province
• Ethnic groups in Paktia Province
• Pashto-language surnames