Khel (clan) explained

Khel (Pushto; Pashto: خیل) are sub-tribes of Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan.^{[1] [2]} 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 of Pakistan, such as Darra Adam Khel.

Some of the clans of Pashtun tribes:

• Daulat Khel
• Ghoryakhel
  • Hasan Khēl Isakhel (sub-tribe)
• Kamal Khel
• Khan Khel
• Khizar Khel
• Khwaja Khel
• Maghdud Khel
• Mahmud Khel
• Musakhel
• Sahib Khel
• Umar Khel
• Utmankhel

See also

• Zai (tribe)
• Pashtun people

Notes and References

1. Book: Sebastian Karotemprel. Dipali G. Danda. The Tribes of northeast India. 1 April 1984. Firma KLM. 146. 9780836411355.
2. Book: A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: L.-Z. 1 January 1997. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 978-81-85297-70-5. 242.