Khanashin خان شین | |
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  Khanashin Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates:30°32′58″N63°47′23″E / 30.54944°N 63.78972°E /30.54944; 63.78972 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Helmand Province |
| District | Reg District (Helmand) |
| Elevation | 2,106 ft (642 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Khanashin, orKhan Neshin, (other names: Khān Neshīn, Khannesin, Khan Nashin, Khān Nashīn, Khan Nashim, Khānnešīn) is a village located in theReg District ofHelmand Province,Afghanistan at30°32′58″N63°47′23″E / 30.5494°N 63.7897°E /30.5494; 63.7897 at 642 altitude. It is close to theHelmand River and 168 km southwest ofLashkargah. It has been identified by the USGS as the site of a deposit, called the Khanneshin carbonatite, of at least 1 million tons of rare earth element ore.
Khan Neshin became aTaliban insurgent stronghold in the years following the 2001 invasion.
In July 2009, U.S. Marines from2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and a Platoon attachment from2nd Reconnaissance BN established the first sustained presence of coalition forces in the southern Helmand River valley by entering the village of Khan Neshin after gaining the village elders' permission.[1][2][3]
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