Zazi District


Zazi District, also called Jaji, Dzadzi or Aryob, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The main town is Aryob. The district is within the heartland of the Zazi tribe of Pashtuns.

Demographics &; population

Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan estimated the population of Zazi district to be around 45,923. According to the same sources, but according to the local tribe estimation and counting, the total population of Zazai is in two district of Ahmad Khel and Aryub 375000 in 2016, Pashtuns make up 100% of the total population.