Akakhel
ghilzai Pashtun tribe
The Akakhel, pronounced Akaa Khel or Akakhail (Pashto: آقاخیل), are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Ghilji/Ghilzais confederation. Their mother language is Pashto. In the early 20th century, the tribe was generally pastoral. The Akakhel are one of the largest Ghilji Pashtun subtribes. Since the 19th century, a minority of Akakhel migrated to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The population of the Akakhel is estimated to be approximately 2 million.
The population of this tribe primarily lives in Afghanistan.
The Akakhel, along with the Sulaimankhel, are two major tribes of the Eastern Ghilji confederation.
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Tribal Research Cell of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Home and Tribal Affairs Department, have provided the available old/historical record copies of the Akakhail tribe since British era i.e. 1932–34.
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