Khel (Clan)
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Khel are clans of Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 (Afghan) tribes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. The title of the tribe ends in Zai
Zai
Zai are Pashtun tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The title of tribe end in Zai and the their clans end in Khel.Some of the Pashtun tribes:* Alizai* Ghilzai* Kakar* Kakazai* Khudiadadzai* Khulozai* Mohamedzai* Noorzai* Omarzai...

and its clan name end in Khel. Khel is also a common final element in the names of villages in Afghanistan and in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

Some of the clans of Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 tribes:
  • Daulat Khel
  • Isa Khel
  • Edo-Khel
    Edo-Khel
    Edo-Khel is a Pashtun tribe who inhabit the mountainous and vallied regions of southeastern Afghanistan, mainly Wardak and Logar. As well, there is a village in the Baraki Barak District of Logar named Edo-Khel. Western variants of the surname may include Heddokheel, Eidokheil, or Eedokhel. The...

  • Hafiz Khel
    Hafiz Khel
    Hafiz Khel is a sub-tribe of Gandapur tribe. About 80-85% are now migrated to Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Zhob Districts of North West Frontier Province and Baluchistan.-Language:They are bilingual. Members living in Zhob and Tank speak Pashto...

  • Kakakhel
  • Akhunkhel
  • Maghdud Khel
  • Mahmud Khel
  • Mahsud Khel
  • Miankhel
  • Umar Khel
  • Uthman khel
  • Yusaf Khel
  • Bakhshe Khel

bakhsi khel and basi khel is one unit but some different of language speaking changed a whol tribe
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