Haska Meyna District | |
Native Name: | هسکه مېنه |
Native Name Lang: | ps |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nangarhar Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Haska Meyna |
Population As Of: | 2002[1] |
Population Total: | 50,595 |
Timezone1: | Afghanistan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +4:30 |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Pashto |
Haska Meyna (Pushto; 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 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.