Gujjar in Afghanistan

i) Kunnarr : This province is situated in the south of Afghanistan and

in the North of Pakistan. The Gujjar tribe is living with over-whelming majority in this Province. The famous towns and villages of the Gujjars are Narrai, Asmar, Hari Kot, Tashagul, Konigul, Gorin, Inchagal, Samsagal, Karchigal, Bazagal, Batash, Hegal and Asoom, etc.


ii) Lughman : Its more than 50% population consists of Gujjar tribe.

There are approximately 45-villages having hundred percent Gujjar population.


iii) Panjsher : The Gujjars constitutes 40% population of this Province.

Perkhar and Wersak towns are the famous strong-holds of the Gujjars.


iv) Badakhshan : The Gujjars constitutes half of the population of this Province. The Bajjarr, Chauhan, Bherwal, Jangle, Bhaddana, Kohli, Doei and Bokarra are the famous sub-tribes/clans of Gujjars living in this Province.


v) Kondos : The ¾ population of this Province consists of Gujjar tribe.


vi) Farkhar : More than 90% population of this Province belongs to the Gujjar community. The Dashtiachi, Namakao, Khestazi and Khefdar, etc. are the famous towns & villages of the Gujjar tribe.


vii) Mazar Sharif : In this Province over 30% population consists of Gujjar community.


viii) Baglan : In this Province over 40% population belongs to the Gujjar caste.


ix) Aneshkamesh : The 70% population of this Province is consisted of Gujjar tribe.


x) Palol : The Gujjar is a majority tribe of this Province. The Gujjar commanders Mr. Ghulam Sakhi Khattana and Mr.Fardol Khatana, the militant leaders of Harkat-e-Islamia Afghanistan also belonged to this Province. They inflicted collosal loss to the enemy during the cold-war.


xi) Andraf : The Gujjars constitues ¾ population of this Province. The Gujjar Generals Moman Bherwal and Mr. Arbab Therwal Malang, the militant Gujjar Commanders of Hizb-e-Islami belonged to this province. These Generals earned lot of name and recognition during the cold-war.


xii) Taloqan : The Gujjars forms half of the population of the Province.


Mr. Arbab Hakeem Chechi, the Supreme Gujjar Commander of Hizb-e-Islami also belonged to this Province. He also earned world wide recognition during the cold war.


xiii) Shabargan : The Gujjars are 1/3 of the total population of this Province.


5. The Gujjars are also living with a prominent sizeable minority in the following Provinces of Afghanistan : -

i Nangarhar,

ii Kabul,

iii Logar,

iv Qandhar,

v Gazni,

vi Kapisa,

vii Gardez,

viii Tamroze, and

ix Harat.


6. The Gujjars played a leading role in war (Jehad) against the U.S.S.R. since beginning in the year 1979. Mir Afzal Chechi of Kunnarr Province was one of the leading founders to organise and start the war(Jehad) to liberate Afghanistan from the clutches of U.S.S.R., who also sacrificed his life for the sacred cause. Malik Sher Afzal and Malik Qabeel of Kunnarr Province also significantly contributed towards organizing the war and Jehad against the U.S.S.R.


7. The following militant leaders of various Jahadi organizations, who fought against the U.S.S.R., also belonged to the Gujjar tribe of Afghanistan:-

i) Dr.M.Abdul Qayyum, Founder, Hizb-e-Islami

ii) Maulana M.Younas Khalis Quaid, Hizb-e-Islami

iii) Muhammad Ayub, Amir, Tanzeem Ahl-e-Hadith

iv) Ghulam Chechi, Commander Hizb-e-Islami

v) Mauland Akhawandzada Commander Harkat-e-Islami

vi) Nadir Khan Commander Harkat-e-Islami

vii) Arbab Mian Gul Chechi Commander Jamaat-e-Islami

viii) Haji Zardali Commander Hizb-e-Islami

ix) Haji Daim Khan Commander Tanzeem Ahl-e-Hadith

x) Musafar Khan Commander Hizb-e-Islami

xi) Maulana Umra Khan Commander Hizb-e-Islami

xii) Haji Badam Khan Commander Mahaz-e-Milli

xiii) Mir Alam Commander Jamat-e-Islami

xiv) Malik Sadbar Commander Hizb-e-Islami

xv) Maulana Kaduaali Amir Islami Hizb

xvi) Mirza Lal Doei Commander Jamat-e-Islami

xvii) Madir Gujjarwal Commander Harkat-e-Islami

xviii) Malik Jabeen Chechi Commander Hizb-e-Islami

xix) Malik Shireen Commander Hizb-e-Islami

xx) Malik Maasal Commander Hizb-e-Islami

xxi) Hazrat Bilal Sher Commander Harkat-e-Islami

xxii) Malik Gul Sharif Commander Tanzeem Ahl-e-Hadith


8. The thousands of Gujjar Mujahideens sacrificed their lives while fighting against USSR during the period of cold war. A large number of Gujjars had to migrate to Pakistan and other neighbouring countries during and after the cold-war. The majority of Gujjar migratees were living in Bhai Cheena Camps, Anayat Kaley Camps in Bajorr Agency, Dodaba Camps and Ranrri Camps in Dir district of Pakistan.


9. The culture, language, customs and traditions of the Gujjars are entirely different than the pushtoon ethnic stock. The Gujjars of Afghanistan speaks Gujjari language, the language that also spoken in most of the areas of Indo & Pakistan and enjoys its representation on a number of state owned Radio and Television channels in India and Pakistan.


10. It will be worth mentioning that the Pushto speaking population do not belong to one community, tribal or racial group rather they are devided into Shanwaris, Afridis, Safis, Khattaks, Mashwanis and Yousafzais, etc. etc., whereas, on the contrary the Gujjars of Afghanistan belongs to one racial and tribal group unlike Pushtoons, who are just a linguistic group.


11. The over 30-Million Gujjars in Pakistan and 20-Billion Gujjars in India had extended their implied and unconditional support to the notion of forming the broad based Afghan-Government comprising of all the ethnic groups and communities in Afghanistan so to win the war against terror.


12. It was expected that the Gujjars being the second largest ethnic and linguistic community certainly was to be considered as a significant constitutent in broad-based government as by ignoring the Gujjars neither any government can function as a representative establishment nor that could be a workable or perpetual solution to the growing problems of Afghanistan. The U.S.A., U.K. and Pakistan Governments should have derived an acceptable formula giving due representation to the Gujjars of Afghanistan.


13. The worrior & majority Gujjar tribe has not been given any representation while forming the present Afghan Government, the result is obvious, the writ of presetn Afghan-Government could hardly be established within the radious of only two Kilo meter area and more specifically speaking within the Presidential Compound under the guard and security of Allied forces. They are the brave Gujjars only who can restrict and confine the war-lords into their cloths and can bring the perpetual peace in Afghanistan. These Gujjars of Afghanistan also enjoys the unshaken support of 23-billion Gujjars of Pakistan and India. The Allied Forces, in order to bring the perpetual peace in Afghanistan, may even now draw a strategy to form a true representative Aghan-Government.