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The Afridi are a Pashtun tribe. Their original limits probably included the Safed Koh range, north of the Kabal River, and south of the Kurram River. Now, they occupy the eastern Safed Koh region and northern Pakistan. Pashtun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Kabal River is one of the largest western tributaries of the Indus River. ...


The term Afridi is possibly is derived from the Aparyatea or Aparutia, which is pronounced today in the local community as Aparidai.


Famous Afridis

Shahid Afridi, Pakistani Crickter Sahibzaha Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (born March 1, 1980) popularly known as Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer who has represented Pakistan since 1996 in international cricket. ...


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AFRIDI - LoveToKnow Article on AFRIDI (365 words)
The Afridis are the most powerful and independent tribe on the border, and the largest with the exception of the Waziris.
In appearance the Afridi is a fine, tall, athletic highlander with a long, gaunt face, high nose and cheek-bones, and a fair complexion.
On his own hillside he is one of the finest skirmishers in the world, and in the Indian army makes a first-rate soldier, but he is apt to be home-sick when removed from the air of his native mountains.
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