Like any FTDNA project, this project has well defined goals. The objectives of this surname project are listed below: -

-Identify others who are related
-Prove or disprove theories and myths regarding ancestors of Abdalis/Pushtuns and establish their origin
-Establish the validity of Historical data on Family tree
-Determine the route of migration from ancestral lands to present location
-To help in the ongoing research in genealogy and fill in the gaps as much as possible