Popalzai or Popalzay (Pashto: پوپلزی), also known as Popal, are Durrani (formerly called Abdali or Bor Tareen) Pashtuns of Afghanistan.

The Popalzai are part of the Zirak confederation of Pashtun tribes.

[2] The forefathers of Ahmad Shāh Durrānī, the founder of the Durrani Empire, were from the Sadozai tribe which is a subtribe of the Popalzai.

The majority of the Popalzai live in the southern areas of Afghanistan such as in Kandahar, Helmand or Uruzgan.

Some members of the Popalzai tribe have migrated with their families to the European Union, North America, and Oceania.