Khan Neshin

Khanashin
Khanashin Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 30°32′58″N 63°47′23″E / 30.54944°N 63.78972°E / 30.54944; 63.78972Coordinates: 30°32′58″N 63°47′23″E / 30.54944°N 63.78972°E / 30.54944; 63.78972
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
Elevation	2,106 ft (642 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

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°32′58″N 63°47′23″E / 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.

Khan Neshin became a Taliban insurgent stronghold in the years following the 2001 invasion.

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.

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