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Haska Meyna
هسکه مېنه | |
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Town | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Nangarhar Province |
District | Haska Meyna District |
Population (2002[1]) | |
• Total | 50,595 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Haska Meyna (Pashto: هسکه مېنه), also called Deh Bala, is a town in Haska Meyna District in the south of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering on Pakistan. The town is located within the heartland of the Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns.
Deh Bala 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.