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Arghistan District

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Country
  
Afghanistan

Time zone
  
+ 4.30

Population
  
30,500 (2006)

Center
  
Town of Arghistan

Province
  
Kandahar Province

Centre
  
Arghandab, Afghanistan

Arghistan District

The Arghistan District (Pashto: ارغستان ولسوالۍ‎, Persian: ولسوالی ارغستان‎‎) is a district situated in the northeastern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Spin Boldak District to the south and west, Daman District to the west, Zabul Province to the north, Maruf District to the east and Pakistan to the east and south. The population is 30,500 (2006). The district center is the village of Arghistan, located in the central part of the district in the Arghistan River valley.

American forces guard Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Arghistan.

References

Arghistan District Wikipedia