Achin District
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Coordinates: 34°05′22″N 70°40′59″E / 34.0894°N 70.683°E
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CJ-SOTF and ANA 201st Corps patrol in Achin District.
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 Jalalabad District is located in the north-west of Nangarhar Province. |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nangarhar Province |
| Capital | Sra Kala |
| Population (2006[1]) | |
| • Total | 95,468 |
| Time zone | D† (Afghanistan Standard Time) (UTC+4:30) |
Achin is a district in the south of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering on 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.
Economy[edit]
The primary licit crop in Achin is wheat. Collecting and selling firewood, and manual labor, are other income-generating activities.[3] Tobacco is also grown in the district.[4]
Opium poppy[edit]
In 2000, UNDCP recorded 130 poppy-growing villages in Achin, making it the greatest opium growing district in eastern Afghanistan that year.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province
- ^ UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-07-02, accessed 2006-07-06 (PDF)]
- ^ UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-07-02, accessed 2006-07-06 (PDF)]
- ^ http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Nangarhar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf
- ^ Afghanistan Opium Poppy Survey 2002 Pre- Assessment, UNDCP, February 2002 [1]
External links[edit]
- Map of Achin (PDF)
- UNODC 2003 Opium Survey (extensive photographs of Achin poppy cultivation)
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