Proper noun
Achin
Alternative form of Aceh
At least 30 insurgents claiming loyalty to the Daesh terror group were killed when militants attacked police checkpoints in Achin district, said Nangarhar police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal. Source: Internet
He cites three recent cases of killings of civilians: in Kabul, Talbarfak (Baghlan province) and Achin (Nangarhar). Source: Internet
Most islands were not a problem but there was a long, costly campaign against the Achin (Aceh) state in northern Sumatra. Source: Internet
Houses of local commanders were burnt down in Spinghar district, and a handful of fighters were beheaded in Achin district. Source: Internet
The U.S. military headquarters in Kabul said in a statement that the bomb was dropped at 7:32 p.m. local time Thursday on a tunnel complex in Achin district of Nangarhar province, where the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State group has been operating. Source: Internet
The US military used the world’s largest bomb, GBU-43 on ISIS-K’s network of caves in Achin district nearly last month which resulted into the deaths of scores of ISIS insurgents, including their senior leaders. Source: Internet