Shinwar District
Shinwar is a district in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It is on the main highway from Jalalabad to the Torkham border crossing. Its population, which is 70% Tajik, was estimated at 40,147 in 2002, of whom 16,000 were children under 12. The district centre is the village of Shinwar.
References
- UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-05-14, accessed 2006-07-24 (PDF).
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