Dandi Patan District Dand Wa Patan Chief:
Niaz Mohammad Khalil (20110414, 20111030)
Eid Mohammad Ahmadzai (20200713)

Background:
Dand Aw Patan District is within the heartland of the Mangal tribe of Pashtuns. It lies on the Durand Line border with the Kurram District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Dand Wa Patan district is 29 kilometers from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Parachinar district, most of which have no security forces, and the Taliban and other groups can easily enter Afghanistan.(20200713)