Haska Meyna District

Haska Meyna (Pashto: هسکه مېنه), also called Deh Bala District, is a district in the south of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering on Pakistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtuns, was estimated at 50,595 in 2002, of whom 20,200 were children under 12. The district centre is Haska Meyna.

Haska Meyna District هسکه مېنه
District
Haska Meyna District, Nangarhar Province.
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nangarhar Province
Capital	Haska Meyna
Population  (2002)
• Total	50,595
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Haska Meyna 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.

See also

• Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike

References

• UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-05-21, accessed 2006-07-13 (PDF).

External links

• Map of Haska Meyna (Dih Bala) (PDF)