Daifolad is part of the Hazara ethnic people in Afghanistan who live in parts of central Afghanistan such as, Malistan, Ajresta (Daya), Kejran, and some parts of Urazgan.
In the 19th century during the war between the Hazara people and Abdur Rahman Khan’s government, 62% of the Hazaras were killed while others became refugees. Many fled to Iran and Pakistan, and there are also many misplaced in Afghanistan. Some of those Hazara people were Daifolad people who usually lived in Daya.
Daya (Ajrestan), is the ancient name of Ajrestan and it comes from Daifolad. This place belonged to the Daifolad people and was taken by the Pashton Malakhel after the war in the19th century. The People who had been living there were either killed or sought asylum in Iran or Pakistan. Those who survived were kept as slaves by the government. There is a story that came from the hearts of the people there. When Abdur Rahman Khan sold a Hazara girl to the Indian Merchants, he put an Indian beauty spot on the forehead of girl.However, Abdur Rahman Khan was a fundamentalist Muslim and wasn’t comfortable with it. He told the Indian Merchants, “she is a Muslim, so why have you put the Indian beauty spot on her forehead? The Indian Merchants response to him was, “when you sold her, she was not a Muslim,so how she could be Muslim now?
Basir Ahmad Dowlat Abadi Historian states that for every ten Hazara people who have tried to seek asylum in Iran and India, just one of them have survived. The others were killed by Abdur Rahman Khan’s military or died because of hunger and thirst. The Hazara people who are currently living in Pakistan and Iran are those who have sought asylum there since the 19th century. When I was in the Surabaya detention center, I saw a friend who was originally from Urazgan. Actually he was born in Pakistan, but his grandmother, who is still alive was the one who escaped frome Urazgan and settled in India (Pakistan). He said “His grandmother had to walk the distance of 189.31 Miles between Urazgan and Qeutta without any shoes.
So just imagine, what a painful situation that would have been for a woman to have walked for such a distance without any form of footwear
Even though the government has changed the name of the place, the monuments of the Hazara people still exist in Daya. Qalae Qazi, Khedir, Qalae Bahman, Qalae Taqi and New deh are the names of the places that have been changed by the government but the people still called by the old names.There are also some Hazara people still living in Daiberka and people believe that they are originally from Daya, because there is a place in Daya called Daiberka.
Even though the government has changed the name of the place, the monuments of the Hazara people still exist in Daya. Qalae Qazi, Khedir, Qalae Bahman, Qalae Taqi and New deh are the names of the places that have been changed by the government but the people still called by the old names.There are also some Hazara people still living in Daiberka and people believe that they are originally from Daya, because there is a place in Daya called Daiberka.
