Sangin is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with population of approximately 14,000 people. It is located on (32°4′24″N64°50′2″E) in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m altitude, 95 km to the north-east of Lashkar Gah. Sangin is notorious as one of the central locations of the opium trade in the south of the country, and is also a town that has traditionally supported the Taliban. It was described by British newspaper The Guardian as "the deadliest area in Afghanistan". Sangin also houses the main bazaar for Sangin District.