Back আচিন জেলা Bengali/Bangla Achīn CEB Atschin (Distrikt) German Distrito de Achin Spanish ولسوالی اچین Persian Distretto di Achin Italian Daerah Achin Malay اچين ولسوالۍ Pashto/Pushto Achin Swedish اچین ضلع Urdu
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. Since 2015 it has been the stronghold of the Afghan branch of ISIL.
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]
- ^ "MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province" (PDF). Mrrd.gov.af. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "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.
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