Achin District
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Achin District is an administrative district in eastern Afghanistan known for its mountainous terrain and history of militant activity.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
district ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Achin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFeature | Spin Ghar mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Achin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Districts of Nangarhar Province ⓘ |
| conflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
operations against ISIL-K ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Durand Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderingDistrict |
Deh Bala District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kot District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazyan District NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinwar District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rugged terrain
ⓘ
valleys ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | U.S. MOAB strike in April 2017 ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Achin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
insurgent presence
ⓘ
militant activity ⓘ |
| laterGoverningAuthority | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nangarhar Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Safed Koh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Afghanistan–Pakistan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nangarhar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Pashto ⓘ |
| region | Nangarhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securitySituation | high insurgent activity ⓘ |
| targetOf | U.S. airstrikes against ISIL-K ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone | Afghanistan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Taliban stronghold
ⓘ
stronghold of ISIL-Khorasan Province ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
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