Achin District
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Its population is 100% Pashtun.[1] 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,[2] and reportedly killed dozens of militants.[3]
Economy
The primary licit crop in Achin is wheat. Collecting and selling firewood, and manual labor, are other income-generating activities.[1] Tobacco is also grown in the district.[4]
Opium poppy
In 2000, UNDCP recorded 130 poppy-growing villages in Achin, making it the greatest opium growing district in eastern Afghanistan that year.[5]
References
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External links
- Map of Achin Template:Webarchive (PDF)
- UNODC 2003 Opium Survey (extensive photographs of Achin poppy cultivation)
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