Khanashin District
Khanashin
ریگ خان شین | |
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District | |
Flag raising over Khan Neshin castle, Rig District, after Operation Khanjar. | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′N 63°29′E / 30.83°N 63.48°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Helmand Province |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 25,600 |
Reg (Khanashin) District is situated in the southeastern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan along the Helmand River on its western bank. The population is 25,600 (80% Pashtun and 20% Balouch). The main village is Khanashin.
The district is almost a desert and all the villages are along the Helmand River. The drought has extremely affected this district and its agriculture is ruined. The unemployment rate is 80%.