The Mangal (Pashto: منگل) are a tribe of the Pashtun people residing in eastern Paktia and adjacent Khost provinces of Afghanistan.
منگل | |
|---|---|
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| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
 Suni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Khattaks · Zadrans · Zazais · Banuchis · Wazir and other Karlani Pashtun tribes |
Distribution
They live in the town of Tari Mangal, district Kurram, Pakistan. Some also live in the Loya Paktia (Greater Paktia) region.
History
In 1924 to 1925, the Mangal fought in the Khost rebellion (1924–1925).[1]
The Mangals also played a notable role in the late 20th century history of Afghanistan. The son and grandsons of the Mangals who toppled Habibullah Kalakani were recruited in the Afghan Army and educated in Soviet Military Academies. Consequently, they came back as ideological Communists who eventually joined military corp of the KHALQ faction and overthrew the Monarchy [2]
See also
Sources
- Henry Walter Bellew. An inquiry into the ethnography of Afghanistan
References
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 9781558761551.
- ↑ Rubin, Barnet R. (2002). The Fragmentation of Afghanistan. Yale University Press. pp. 115–152.
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