Zaiwalat, also Zaywalāyat or Zywlayt (Persian: زیولات) is a subdistrict and village of Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

[1] It lies along the Kabul-Behsud Highway, to the west of Kot-e Ashro and to the east of the town of Jalrez.

[3] The US retaliated and invaded the village at 3.15am on November 19, 2009, capturing nine locals, including Habib ur-Rahman, a suspected Talibanist, and taking them by helicopter to Rish-Khor for a three-day interrogation.

After 20 days, a group from the village retaliated with an armed attack, capturing six people, leading to the release of the 11 hostages.

[8] The area is a producer of fruit, such as apples, apricots and peaches,[9] with extensive orchards in Zaiwalat.