Kakar District (Pashto: کاکړ), (Persian: کاکر), also Khak-e Afghan (خاک افغان) is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 23,400 as of 2013. The majority of the population belong from Kakar tribes and the other tribes of the district are Khowazak, Kharoti and Hatwal. The district is very famous by their Agriculture especially dry fruits and hospitality. This is the second educated district of Zabul province. The most influential persons of Zabul province like member of Parliament Sardar Khodai Dad Khan, Sardar Karim Dad Khan, The tribe chief is Sardar Muhammad Anwar khan kaka the writer and poet Izatullah Kakar, Ishaq Akhondzada, the president of Zabul University Rahmatullah Kakar are belong to this district.
Zabul is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country. It has a population of 249,000. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zabulistan region. Qalat serves as the capital of the province. The major ethnic group are Pashtuns. Primary occupations within Zabul are agriculture and animal husbandry.
Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000, mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharana serves as the provincial capital, while the most populous city is Urgun.
The Kakar is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based in Afghanistan, parts of Iran, and northern Balochistan in Pakistan.
The Tareen is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.
Maruf District, also Ma'ruf or Maroof, is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Arghistan District to the west, Zabul Province to the north and Pakistan to the east and south. The population was 200,000 in 2006. The district center is the town of Maruf, located in the northern part of the district. It is a boundary mountainous district with many rugged mountain passes towards Pakistan. It is located almost 190 km from any provincial city. This district has 360 villages. It has very agricultural land.
Pishin or Pshin is a city that serves as the administrative headquarter of the Pishin District of Pakistan's Balochistan province. Pishin is considered part of the Pashtun belt of Balochistan, and is the largest district of Pashtun tribes.
Dawi is a Gharghasht Pashtun tribe and the brother of the Kakar tribe. Both are the sons of Gharghasht tribe. The population of Davi tribe is almost equal to that of the Kakar tribe but apparently seems smaller than Kakar because of the close ties of both tribes; they intermingled and mixed so closely that most Davi tribesmen consider themselves as part of Kakar tribe. Therefore, a large portion of Davi tribe is part of Kakar. The ancestral property of Daavi tribe is located at Kakar Khurasan in district Zhob where one dam on the name of "Daavi Dam" is located which was constructed some four hundred years ago.
Dey Chopan, also spelled as Daichopan, is the northernmost district in Zabul province of Afghanistan. Historically the district belonged to Hazaras, which was occupied by Abdur Rahman Khan in the 19th century. In 2013, it had a population of about 38,300.
Atghar District is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.
Mezana or Mizan is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.
Qalat District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. Its district seat is Qalat, the capital of the province.
Shahjoy District is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern part of the province, next to Ghazni province.
Shamulzayi District is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.
Shinkay District is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.
Tarnak Aw Jaldak, or Tarnak Wa Jaldak, is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.
Owais Ahmed Ghani is a Pakistani politician who served as the governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in 2008-2011, having previously governed the southwestern province of Balochistan for four and a half years (2003-2008.)
Sāfī is a Pashto and Pashayi-speaking tribe from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Nasar tribe is an ethnic Pashtun Ghilzai tribe mainly living in Afghanistan and some in Pakistan. Nasar has mostly remained a nomadic tribe throughout history due to which it spread in the provinces of Zabul, Kunar, Paktia, Laghman, Nangarhar and Ghazni. The Nasar people also live in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region and Balochistan.
Killa Saifullah, or Qilla Saifullah, is a city in the Killa Saifullah District of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. A fort (qilla) built in the district by Saifullah Khan, belonging to the Mirdadzai Khoidadza sub-clan of Kakar tribe, has lent its name to the city.
Naw Bahar District is a district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.