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Miana (Pashtun tribe)

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Pashtun tribe of Durrani clan

Ethnic group
Miana
Regions with significant populations
Miyanishin District, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Languages
Pashto • Dari
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Durani

Miyanai (Pashto: ميانا, also Romanized as Mīýānāì) is a Pashtun tribe of Durrani clan having their origin from Mianishien Mountains in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Origin

Mianai is related to Qais Abdul Rasheed through his grandson whose name was also Mianai.

References

  1. Shah, Mehtab Ali (15 November 1997). The Foreign Policy of Pakistan: Ethnic Impacts on Diplomacy 1971-1994. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860641695 – via Google Books.
  2. "Afghan forces collect 76 more bodies of rebels". 25 June 2005.
  3. "'Many killed' in Afghan fighting". 3 June 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "History of pakhtoon nation". Nur Banu AhmedZai. 13 April 2015.
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