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As may be supposed, a large city like Kandahar has attracted Afghans 

 of all kinds of tribes to itself, and in its neighbourhood is found one Kakar 

 village, Malang, but it is a small one. The Mdmands again have a large 

 village which has lately changed its site, as the name, Koneh Momand, of 

 some neighbouring ruins testifies. 



There is a large colony of Ghilzais* about 6 miles from Kandahar 

 owning some eight villages about Taraki Kulachaf which is, as its name signi- 

 fies, a hamlet of the Taraki section of the Ghilzais. Sayads are found 

 scattered about in this as in other parts of Afghanistan. The hamlet of 

 Sayad Mohammad Shah is, or rather was, the residence of the late Wazir 

 of the Amir in these parts. And lastly colonies of one section are found 

 scattered here and there in the country of another. The villages of Tang 

 (Popalzai), Khaugani Karez (Khugianis), Makian (Makus), in the midst 

 of the Barakzai villages of the Arghisan valley, are cases in point. 



With these exceptions the population of both the Tarnak and Arghi- 

 san valleys respectively, as far as Kelat-i- Ghilzai and Mariif, are Durani 

 Pathans of the Popalzai, Alikozai and Barakzai sections. Near Kandahar 

 villages of mixed populations are common, such as Deh-i-Khoja, which I have 

 set down as being Popalzai, and Shahzada which I have called Ghilzai, mean- 

 ing of course that the bulk of the population is Popalzai and Ghilzai respec- 

 tively in each, but further up the valleys, mixed villages are not often met 

 with. 



Numerous subdivisions or septs of the main sections of Duranis are 

 found in the above villages. Of the Popalzais I was told the following 

 lived about the Kandahar district : — 



1. Sadozais, (in Pungi). 



2. Bamezais. 



3. Noazais, (in Kadanei valley towards the Khojak Pass). 



4. Madozais. 



5. Marsingzais. 



6. Khanzais. 



7. Aiabzais. 



Of the Alikozais, the following : 



1. Sandarzais, (in Arghisan Valley). 



2. Karazais. 



3. Nausazais. 



Of the Barakzais, the following : 



1. Mohammadzais. 



2. Sulimanzais. 



* This word is usually pronounced locally Ghilzai, but sometimes Aghalzai. 

 f Kala means village and Kuldcha little village or hamlet. 



