Chamkani tribe

Chamkani tribe

The Chamkani are a small Ghilzai Pashtun sub-tribe, living in the Chamkani District in northern Paktia Province, Afghanistan. They are further divided into the Mada Khel, the Kamzai, the Babu Khel, the Darman Khel, the Sulaiman Khel (not to be confused with the Sulaiman Khel superclan) the Baghiar tribe, and the Hisarak.

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