Wardak (Pashtun tribe)
The Wardak or Wardag live in central and eastern Afghanistan, mainly in Maidan Wardak Province. The Wardak people are divided into Mirkhel, Mayar, and Nuri sub-clans. The Wardak live in all of the province’s districts, and form the majority of people in the Saydabad, Chak Wardak, Jaghatu, and Day Mirdad districts of central and southern Maidan Wardak. They speak the Pashto language and many also speak Dari-Persian Both are the official languages of Afghanistan.
