| Official Name: | Zaiwalat |
| Settlement Type: | Subdistrict and village |
| Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Afghanistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maidan Wardak |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jalrez |
| Coordinates: | 34.4561°N 68.7289°W |
| Elevation M: | 2303 |
Zaiwalat, also Zaywalāyat or Zywlayt (Pashto: زیولایت) 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.[2] As of 2010 the village itself had a population of about 300 people. It is inhabited mainly by Pashtuns and is a producer of fruit, with extensive orchards in the vicinity.
In 2009, American convoys were ambushed by the Taliban in the predominantly Pashtun village of Zaiwalat.[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.[4] [5] As of 2010 the village had an estimated people of about 300 people.[6]
In 2014, a bridge was built in Zaiwalat.[7] In September 2016, 11 men from the village were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. 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.[3]
The main school is Zaiwalat High School.