The Tochi Valley, also known as Dawar (from Middle Iranic dātbar, meaning "Justice-giver"),[1] is a fertile area located in the North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
It was by this route that The Mahmud of Ghazni effected several of his raids into India and the remains of a road flanking the valley and of defensive positions can still be traced.
[3] The Tochi Valley is in northern Waziristan, located between Bannu District and Khost Province, and is inhabited by the Dawari Pashtun tribe.
The valley is divided into two parts, known as Upper and Lower Dawar, by a narrow pass called the Taghrai Tangi, some three miles long.
Shaheed Shudikhel Dawar (Commander of Waziristani freedom fighters and General of Afghanistan), was also born in Tochi Valley.