About Afridis

Afridi (Urdu: آفریدی ) (pashto: اپريدي ) is a Pashtun tribe. The Afridi tribe is the most powerful and dominant tribe of the Khyber Agency. The Afridis inhabit about 1000 square miles of rough hilly area in the eastern Safed Koh range, west of the Peshawar Valley. Maidan in Tirah which can be accessed by the Kajurhi plains and the valleys of Bara and Churah. The tribe numbers about 315,000 people


Clans

There are eight clans in the Afridi Tribe:

Famous Afridis

* Shahid Afridi: ( Detail info... ) Pakistani cricketer. Holds world record for fastest century (off only 37 balls). Looking forward for fastest Half-century in 16 balls.

* Ajab Khan Afridi: A brave Pashtun who fought with the British soldiers, kidnapped the daughter of the then British Army Chief in the region and handed them her back himself. She was kept in respect and hospitality and when she went back to her family and army, she used to tell stories of the respect and hospitality that was given to her by the family of Ajab Khan Afridi.