Zai (Pashto: زی) are Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The title of tribe end in Zai and their clans end in Khel. Pashtuns (/ˈpʌʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpæʃˌtuːn/; Pashto: پښتانه, Pəx̌tānə́),[27] also known as Pakhtuns[28] or Pathans,[a] are an Iranian ethnic group[32]