Kamal Khel

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کمال خیل (Pashto)یوسف زئی (Urdu)
Regions with significant populations
Primarily Pakistan and Afghanistan
Languages
Pashto (Native)


Kamal Khel is the sub-tribe of the Swati (Pashtun tribe) tribe of Pashtun peoples. [1]

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References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Utman Khel"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 822–823.