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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 adistrict in southernNangarhar Province,Afghanistan, on the border withPakistan.
Its population is 100%Pashtun.[2] Achin is home to theShinwari tribe, one of the largest Pashtun tribes.
It was a stronghold of theMujaheddin during theSoviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.
During theApril 2017 Nangarhar airstrike, theUnited States Air Force dropped aMOAB in Achin district which targeted a tunnel complex of the ISIS-affiliate located in the area,[3] and reportedly killed dozens of militants.[4]
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]
In 2000,UNDCP recorded 130poppy-growing villages in Achin, making it the greatest opium growing district in eastern Afghanistan that year.[6]
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