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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 isa small one. The Mémands again have a large 
village which has lately changed its site, as the name, Koneh Mémand, of 
some neighbouring ruins testifies. 
There is a large colony of Ghilzais* about 6 miles from Kandahar 
owning some eight villages about Taraki Kuldchat 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 
(Po6palzai), Khaugani Karéz (Khigiadnis), M4kian (Makus), in the midst 
of the Barakzai villages of the Arghisdn valley, are cases in point. 
With these exceptions the population of both the Tarnak and Arghi- 
sin valleys respectively, as far as Keldt-i-Ghilzai and Maréf, are Durdni 
Pathans of the Pépalzai, Alikézai and Barakzai sections. Near Kandahar 
villages of mixed populations are common, such as Deh-i-Khédja, which I have 
set down as being Pépalzai, 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 Durdnis are 
found in the above villages. Of the Pdpalzais I was told the following 
lived about the Kandahar district :— 
Sadozais, (in Pungi). 
Bamézais. ° 
Noazais, (in Kadanei valley towards the Khojak Pass). 
Madozais. 
Marsingzais. 
Khanzais. 
. Aiabzais. 
Of the Alikdézais, the following : 
1. Sandarzais, (in Arghisdn Valley). 
2. Karazais. 
3. Nausazais. 
Of the Barakzais, the following : 
1. Mohammadazais. 
2. Sulimanzais. 
Pe) TES COO 
* This word is usually pronounced locally Ghilzai, but sometimes Aghalzai, 
+ Kala means village and Kuldcha little village or hamlet. 
