Achin is a district in southern Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on the border with 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 in the 1980s.
Country: Afghanistan
Province: Nangarhar Province
Capital: Sra Kala
Governor: Haji Ghaleb Mujahed
Time zone: UTC+4:30 (D† (Afghanistan Standard Time))
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