Shinwar District
Shinwar (Pashto: شينوار ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی شینوار) is a district in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It is on the main highway from Jalalabad to the Torkham border crossing. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 40,147 in 2002, of whom 16,000 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of the Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns.[1] The district centre is the village of Shinwar.
History
In March 2007, Shinwar was the site of the Shinwar massacre.
See also
- Shinwari District in Parwan Province
References
- ^ Nangarhar Province Tribal Map (Page 9). Naval Postgraduate School.
- UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-05-19, accessed 2006-07-25 (PDF).
External links
- Map of Shinwar district (PDF)
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