Kharoti (Pashto: خروټی) is a Pashtun tribe of Ghilji origin based in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Many of the Kharoti have businees in gulf countries and pakistan. They have an estimated population of about 5.5 million, making it one of, if not the largest tribes in Afghanistan,pakistan with significant territory throughout eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan. There are major Kharoti populations in the Paktika districts of Urgun, Barmal, Sar Hawza, Zarghun Shahr, Omna, Surobi and Gomal. The Kharoti also have a strong presence in balochistan , dera ismail khan and karachi and  Ghazni, Zabul, Paktia, Khost, Logar, Wardak, Kabul, Nangarhar and  Helmand.