The Ahmadzai are a Pashtun subtribe of the Ghilji confederacy. They are a branch of the larger Sulaimankhel tribe. Traditionally, the Ahmadzai ranged from Logar to Jalalabad, but mostly in Paktia, Paktika, and Khost. A large portion of the tribe live as Kochi nomads. The Jabbarkhel clan is a branch of the Ahmadzai.