KUCHI
Kochis or Kuchis (Pashto: کوچۍ Kuchis) are pastoral nomads belonging primarily to the Barakzai Pashtuns of Khyber Pass. It is a social rather than ethnic grouping, although they have some of the characteristics of a distinct ethnic group. They live in southern and eastern Afghanistan, the largest population of Kuchis is probably in the Registan Desert in southern Afghanistan. In the southern, western and northern regions of Afghanistan they are also referred to at times as maldar (Pashto: مالدار maldar, "herd-owner"), or Powindah. Some of the most notable Barakzai Kochi tribes include the Kharoti, Niazi, Andar, Akakhel, Nasar and Ahmadzai. In the Pashto language, the terms are کوچۍ Kochai (singular) and کوچیان Kochian (plural). In the Persian language, کوچی "Kochi" and "Kochiha" are the singular and plural forms (respectively).
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