Achin District
| Achin District | |
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| District | |
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
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| Province | Nangarhar Province |
| Capital | Sra Kala |
| Governor | Haji Ghaleb Mujahed |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 95,468 |
| Time zone | D† (Afghanistan Standard Time) (UTC+4:30) |
Coordinates: 34°05′22″N 70°40′59″E / 34.0894°N 70.683°E
Achin is a district in the south of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering on Pakistan. Its population is 100% Pashtun.
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.
The primary licit crop in Achin is wheat. Collecting and selling firewood, and manual labor, are other income-generating activities. Tobacco is also grown in the district.
In 2000, UNDCP recorded 130 poppy-growing villages in Achin, making it the greatest opium growing district in eastern Afghanistan that year.
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