Pachir Aw Agam District پچير او اګام ولسوالۍ | |
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 Pachir Aw Agam District, Nangarhar Province. | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nangarhar Province |
| Capital | Pachir Aw Agam |
| Population (2002[1]) | |
• Total | 39,280 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Pachir Aw Agam (Pashto:پچير او اګام ولسوالۍ,Persian:ولسوالی پچیر و اگام), orPachir Wa Agam, is adistrict in the southeast ofNangarhar Province,Afghanistan, borderingPakistan. Its population, which is 100%Pashtun, was estimated at 39,280 in 2002, of whom 15,700 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of theKhogyani tribe of Pashtuns.[2] The district centre is the village of Pachir Aw Agam.
The district has faced heavy conflict for at least a quarter of a century. It was a stronghold of theMujahadeen during theSoviet war and was heavily bombed during the 2001United States–led war. The cave complex ofTora Bora, one of the most important strongholds ofAl-Qaeda and theTaliban, is in Pachir Aw Agam district. As result, the district was the site of aUnited States–ledoperation in 2001 to clear Tora Bora of insurgents, and an attempt ofISIL-K tocapture both the cave complex as well as its surroundings in 2017.[citation needed]
The Pachir Aw Agam District consists of two parts first Upper Pachir and second lower Pachir.
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