Safi (tribe)
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Sāpī (Pashto: ساپی Sāpai; plur. ساپي Sāpī) is a Pashtun tribe situated mostly in Afghanistan. A portion of the Pashayi have also adopted the label.[1]
According to a work published by Jeffrey H.P Evans-von Krbek at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Durham in 1977, the origins of the Sapi lies in the region of ancient Gandhara.[2]
The exact population number of this clan is not known; however, it is estimated to be around 2.5 million in Afghanistan. Sapis have played an important role in Afghanistan.[3] The Sapi tribe is well known for its resistance to the Taliban regime, and many fierce clashes have broken out between the two.[4]
People
[edit]- Amanul Mulk, leader of the tribal revolts under rebel King Salemai
- Amanat Lewana, rebel Prime Minister of Afghanistan's Eastern Provinces
- Jamil al-Rahman, Afghan Salafist and Amir of the Islamic Emirate of Kunar
- Amanullah Sailaab Sapi, Afghan poet and writer
- Turabaz Khan, Royal Afghan Army General and served as Kabul's Police Commander
- Mohammed Asif Safi, Afghan army serviceman during the Monarchy and Republic
References
[edit]- ↑ "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies : Safi tribe - AKA: Mohmand Safi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-05.
- ↑ Evans-Von Krbek, Jeffrey Hewitt Pollitt (1977). The Social Structure and Organization of a Pakhto Speaking Community in Afghanistan (Thesis). Department of Anthropology, University of Durham. pp. 20–.
- ↑ "Safi tribe, Taliban reach peace agreement". Dawn. 10 September 2007.
- ↑ Wilson, Jamie (19 January 2002). "Jail for Afghans in Stansted hijack". The Guardian.
