| Arghandab District ارغنداب |
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| The Shrine of Baba Wali in the Arghandab district. | |
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Arghandab District
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| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| Center | Town of Arghandab |
| Elevation | 3,648 ft (1,112 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 54,900 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Arghandab (Pashto: ارغنداب) is a district in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Panjwai and Khakrez districts to the west, Shah Wali Kot District to the north and east and Kandahar District to the east and south.
The population, as of 2006, was 54,900. The district centre is Arghandab, located northwest of Kandahar. The Arghandab River flows through the district in its eastern part West from the district center. The climate and the river allow the inhabitants to grow orchards, producing a variety of fruits. The district was the site of a battle in June 2008.
On 16 November 2009, Taliban attackers raided a police station, killing eight officers and wounding three. Three other police officers in the station disappeared, and a spokesman for the Kandahar governor’s office, who asked not to be identified by name, said he was not sure if the officers who disappeared had a connection to the Taliban.[1]
On 9 June 2010, a suicide attack at a wedding party in the village of Nagahan of the Arghandab district killed at least 40 people and wounded 77, making it one of the worst attacks of the year.