Musakhel (Pashtun tribe)

The Musa Khel, or Moosa Khel, is a Pashtun tribe of Gharghasht origin. They are part of the greater Kakar tribe. The tribe resides in the tribal range of Musakhel and Batagram District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This tribe also reside in Khost & Ghazni province of Afghanistan. Musakhel tribe enjoy unique history due to its location. Musakhel borders the district of the southern Pashtun belt. It separates the Pashtun belt from the Baloch belt and Punjab (Tunsa).