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Achakzai

The Achakzai (Pashto: اڅکزی; Urdu: اچکزئی) are a Durrani Pashtun tribe that resides on both sides of the Durand Line, centered in Killa Abdullah District in Pakistan with some clans as far away as Afghanistan's Kandahar Province as well as Firuzkuh in Iran.

The Achakzai is a section of the larger Zirak Durrani tribe. Their name comes from the fact that they trace agnatic (patrilineal) descent from Achak Khan - the paternal grandson of Barak Khan, from whom are descended the Barakzai tribe of Pashtuns; thus, the Achakzai are a branch or sept of the Barakzai, who are themselves a branch of the Zirak Durrani tribe. [citation needed]

They are divided into two sub-tribes, namely:

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