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Sakzai

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Sakzai (Pashto: سکزی‎), also called Sakazai, Sagzai, Sagzi and Sijzi (Arabic: سجزي‎‎), are a historical Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan located within the locales of Nimroz, Ghor, Helmand and Farah. Also they can be found among the Baloch tribes.

The Sakzai are 24 subtribes and 95 or 96 clans with an approximate population of over 4.9 million people. Their name suggests a connection with the historic East Iranian Saka tribes of Central Asia.

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Sakzai Wikipedia