34°05′22″N 70°40′59″E / 34.0894°N 70.683°E
Achin District | |
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District | |
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]