Achin District
34°05′22″N 70°40′59″E / 34.0894°N 70.683°E
Achin District | |
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District | |
 Achin District is located in the south of Nangarhar Province. | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nangarhar Province |
| Capital | Sra Kala |
| Governor | Haji Ghaleb Mujahed |
| Population (2006[1]) | |
| • Total | 95,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (D† (Afghanistan Standard Time)) |
Achin (Pashto: اچين ولسوالۍ) is a district in southern Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on the border with Pakistan.
Its population is 100% Pashtun.[2] Achin is home to the Shinwari tribe, one of the largest Pashtun tribes.
It was a stronghold of the Mujaheddin during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.
During the April 2017 Nangarhar airstrike, the United States Air Force dropped a MOAB in Achin district which targeted a tunnel complex of the ISIS-affiliate located in the area,[3] and reportedly killed dozens of militants.[4]
Economy
[edit]The primary licit crop in Achin is wheat. Collecting and selling firewood, and manual labor, are other income-generating activities.[2] Tobacco is also grown in the district.[5]
Opium poppy
[edit]In 2000, UNDCP recorded 130 poppy-growing villages in Achin, making it the greatest opium growing district in eastern Afghanistan that year.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province" (PDF). Mrrd.gov.af. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ a b "UNHCR District Profile" (PDF). Aims.org.af. 2002-07-02. Retrieved 2006-07-06.
- ^ "U.S. Bombs, Destroys Khorasan Group Stronghold in Afghanistan" (Press release). United States Central Command. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
- ^ Mashal, Mujib; Abed, Fahim (2017-04-14). "'Mother of All Bombs' Killed Dozens of Militants, Afghan Officials Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
- ^ "Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development" (PDF). Mrrd.gov.af. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2006-07-06.
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External links
[edit]- Map of Achin (PDF)
- UNODC 2003 Opium Survey (extensive photographs of Achin poppy cultivation)
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