Country Afghanistan Elevation 642 m Province Helmand Province | Time zone UTC+4:30 Local time Monday 4:45 AM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 19% Humidity | ||
Khanashin, or Khan Neshin, (other names: Khān Neshīn, Khannesin, Khan Nashin, Khān Nashīn, Khan Nashim, Khānnešīn) is a village located in the Reg District of Helmand Province, Afghanistan at 30.5494°N 63.7897°E / 30.5494; 63.7897 at 642 altitude. It is close to the Helmand River and 168 km southwest of Lashkargah. It has been identified by the USGS as the site of a deposit, called the Khanneshin carbonatite, of at least 1 million t of rare earth element ore.
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Map of Khannesin, Afghanistan
Taliban presence
Khan Neshin became a Taliban insurgent stronghold in the years following the 2001 invasion.
Operation Khanjar
In July 2009, U.S. Marines from 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 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.