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Ghilzai

one of the largest groups of Afghan tribes. It includes over 1,500,000 people (1967, estimate). The Ghilzai inhabit the Ghazni Highlands and the western slope of the Sulaiman Range in southern Afghanistan. Some of the Ghilzai are still nomadic cattle-raisers, and they have retained vestiges of patriarchal social relationships. The Ghilzai took an active part in the struggle against the English aggressors during the Anglo-Afghan Wars of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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No references found			The ISI felt the maximum heat from him in his native region of eastern Afghanistan, given the complexity of the situation there involving factors such as the traditional failure of the Taliban to strike deep roots among the Ghilzai tribes, the presence of the network of Jalaluddin Haqqani and al-Qaeda and the continuing influence of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his Hezb-e Islami," says Bhadrakumar. Was the ISI behind Afghan deputy intelligence chief's killing? by Asian News International When the British garrison retreated from Kabul in 1842, it was picked off by Ghilzai warriors as they trudged through the snow. Afghan Pitfalls by The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA) A significant number of Ghilzai tribes from Jalalabad, Laghman and Qandahar settled in Hazarajat and the vacated lands were distributed among the settler community that served as the backbone of the central government. Modernising one village in Afghanistan by Emadi, Hafizullah / Contemporary Review			Ghent, Pacification Ghent, Pacification of Ghent, Treaty of Ghent, Treaty of 1814 Gheorghe Asachi Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Gheorghe Lazar Gheorghe Marinescu Gheorghe Petrascu Gheorghe Sincai Gheorghe Tatarascu Gheorghe, Petre Gheorghe-Gheorghiu-Dej Gheorghiu, stefan Gheorghiu-Dej, Gheorghe Gheorgiu Gherardesca, Ugolino della Gherardo delle Notti gherkin Ghetto Ghibellines Ghiberti Ghiberti, Lorenzo ghibli Ghilan Ghilzai Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber-Pearle theory Ghirlandaio Ghirlandaio, Domenico Ghirshman, Roman Ghislandi, Vittore Ghismonda and Guiscardo Ghon complex Ghon Tubercle Ghor Ghor, Al Ghor, the ghor-khar Ghorids Ghormley, Robert Lee Ghose, Aurobindo Ghose, Chinmoy Ghosh, Ajoy Kumar Ghosh, Amalananda ghost ghost algebraic manipulation language Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The ghost crystal Ghost Dance Ghost Goes West, The ghost gum			Ghibellini Ghibellinism Ghibellino Ghibellino Ghibellins Ghiberti Ghiberti Ghiberti, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Lorenzo di Cione Ghibli Ghibli GHIC GHICEJ GHID GhIE Ghiesbreghtia GHIFT GHIG GHIH GHII GHIL Ghilan Ghillean Prance ghillie ghillie Ghillie brogues Ghillie Suit Accessory Kit Ghillies Ghillies Ghilzai Ghilzais Ghilzay Ghim Moh Primary School GHIMA GHIN Ghiorsium GHIP GHIQ Ghirardelli Chocolate Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber-Pearle theory Ghirlandaio Ghirlandaio Ghirlandaio, Domenico Ghirlandajo Ghirlandajo Ghirlandiao GHIRO Ghironda Ghirsh Ghirshman, Roman Ghis Ghislaine de Feligonde Ghislandi, Vittore Ghismonda and Guiscardo GHISS

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