Kochis

[3] Some of the most notable Ghilji Kochi tribes include the Kharoti, Niazi, Andar, Akakhel, and nasar Ahmadzai.

The merchant Powindah (Ghilji) [or Ghilzai] Pashtuns used to move annually from the Afghanistan mountains to the valley of the Indus.

In recent decades, migrations inside Afghanistan continue, although trucks are now often being used to transport livestock and family from one place to another.

They were awarded "firman," or royal proclamations, granting them use of summer pastures all over Afghanistan including the northern parts of the country.

In 2010 in western Kabul, when Kuchi refugees attempted to resettle on their ancestral lands, they clashed with local Hazara residents.

Paying head-count fees for each animal crossing someone else's property is exacting a harsh economic toll on the Kochi way of life, one that is already having to contend with recurrent droughts that are now occurring with increasing frequency.