Khel ( ps, خیل) are sub-tribes of
Pashtun
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tribes in
Afghanistan
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and
Pakistan
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.
The title of the tribe ends in ''
Zai'' and its sub-tribe name ends in ''Khel''. ''Khel'' is also a common final element in the names of villages in Afghanistan and in the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
of Pakistan, such as
Darra Adam Khel.
Some of the clans of
Pashtun
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tribes:
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Daulat Khel
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Ghoryakhel
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Isakhel (sub-tribe)
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Khan Khel
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Khizar Khel
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Khwaja Khel
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Maghdud Khel
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Mahmud Khel
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Musakhel
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Sahib Khel
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Umar Khel
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Utmankhel
See also
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Zai (tribe)
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Pashtun people
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically r ...
References
{{Pashtun tribes
Pashtun tribes
Pashto words and phrases