Tani in Khost Afghanistan Tani District (Pashto: تڼي ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی تنی) is situated in the southern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Spera District to the west, Nadir Shah Kot and Mando Zayi to the north, Gurbuz District to the east and Pakistan to the south. The population is 52,800 (2006) people. The district center is the village of Tani, situated in the northeastern part of the district. The language spoken in Tani is Pashto.
Tani or Taniwal or Tani or Tanai or Tanay is an Afghan Pashtoon or Pakhtoon or Pukhtun Tribe. the Tani District is located in the eastern Part of Khost Afghanistan on the Durand Line. a tani small tribe is also located in Paktia Chamkani District. the Khost Tani Tribes are made of deferent tribes, people from Deferent tribes move into this tribe and became Tani, the Tani family is actually a Karlani pashtoon(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsud), Most of the Tani family in their history were Wazir and Dawar and Masid or Mehsoud or Masood which is now located on the other side of the Durand line, some of these Afghan and pashtoon Tani elders even talking about Turkish, they claiming all Tani or Taniwal Located in Khost belong to Turkish people moved to Afghanistan during Turkish empires. the Tani or Taniwal People located in Khost are white most with blond or yellow hair and green eyes, body size medium and Tall, 6 to 9 Foot tall. the Khost Tani District is known for Bravery in the Country, the Tani DC never become part of the war even in Soviet invasion , during the Mujahedeens war and even During the Taliban the DC was rolled by its local elders and they did not let any know disrupt their security and now a day the same they removed the American Army base from their DC and did not let them Operate in their DC, most of the Tani youths are in the Afghan Army, the Tani DC people are know for nationalism and for the great bravery and Honor they got to protect their Country. the tani DC in Khost got more than 300 miles joined Durand line with Waziristan and Tahl, the DC is the number1 secure DC in Afghanistan.