Sangīn is a city in Afghanistan.
Population: 13,579
Latitude: 32° 04' 21.90" N
Longitude: 64° 50' 9.24" E
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 notor…
Operation Achilles was a NATO operation, part of the war in Afghanistan. Its objective was to clear Helmand province of the Taliban. The operation began on March 6, 2007. The offensive is the largest NATO-based operation in Afghanistan to date.