Afridi

Afridi, people of North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, inhabiting the Afghan-Pakistan border region, a mountainous area that contains the Khyber Pass. Linguistically and ethnologically the Afridi are Pashtun people, the dominant people of south-east Afghanistan and north-west Pakistan. They speak Afridi, a dialect of Northern Pashto. The Afridi are made up of eight clans, the Adam Khel, Aka Khel, Kamar Khel, Kambar Khel, Kuki Khel, Malikdin Khel, Sipah, and Zakka Khel. Their origins are unknown but they are thought by many to have some Israelite roots and their Semitic features lend weight to this theory. In general they are a tall, athletic people with long, thin faces and light skin.