Popalzai

Moreover, the Haqqani have many longstanding andiwali ties with Mr. Karzai's tribe, the Popalzai, which can provide avenues of sanctuary and security for both sides.

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The Northern Alliance's support gave Karzai, until then an unknown schoolteacher from an influential Pashtun family of the Popalzai tribe, the aura of pan-Afghan acceptance.

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Two, his other aim behind the move was obvious; to pave the way for the Popalzai tribe to take the leading role in Kandahar and he did so by giving power to his controversial younger brother, AWK.

Khalil Nouri: Afghanistan: Who Can Lead Kandahar? Khalil Nouri 2011

Moreover, the Haqqani have many longstanding andiwali ties with Mr. Karzai's tribe, the Popalzai, which can provide avenues of sanctuary and security for both sides.

Scott Atran: Talking to the Enemy: How to Turn the Taliban Against Al Qaeda Scott Atran 2010

In the provincial council of Kandahar, the late Ahmad Wali Karzai, the former main representative of the Popalzai tribe in Southern Afghanistan, assisted by his family and friends, crafted a nonexistent seat as the provincial tribal chief.

Khalil Nouri: Afghanistan: Who Can Lead Kandahar? Khalil Nouri 2011

Besides the Popalzai, the Barakzai are the second biggest tribe in Kandahar province, and the most prominent member of the Barakzai is the current governor of the Eastern Afghanistan province of Nengarhar, Gul-Agha Sherzai GAS.

Khalil Nouri: Afghanistan: Who Can Lead Kandahar? Khalil Nouri 2011

He also favored a few prominent key figures from the Popalzai tribe as his assistants, despite which, all those favoritisms and blood disputes didn't help to stabilize Kandahar; but, in fact, it tainted and gave bad names to the rest of the Popalzai tribal members who deem themselves to be unsoiled in their indispensable efforts; laying a solid tribal ground for all to share equally.

Khalil Nouri: Afghanistan: Who Can Lead Kandahar? Khalil Nouri 2011

Maseeh Rahman Popalzai, 23, the model with the handlebar mustache, went to Kandahar to press the flesh and hand out business cards featuring tiny head shots and a phrase in English: We Believed to Improve our Natural Artist.

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To illustrate these structures of violence, it is insightful to portray two prominent tribes in Kandahar: the Popalzai and the Barakzai:

Khalil Nouri: Afghanistan: Who Can Lead Kandahar? Khalil Nouri 2011

Maseeh Rahman Popalzai, 23, the model with the handlebar mustache, went to Kandahar to press the flesh and hand out business cards featuring tiny head shots and a phrase in English: We Believed to Improve our Natural Artist.

Kabul Makeover 2010