Arghistan District

Arghistan District ارغستان
District
Districts of Kandahar
Arghistan District Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°31′15″N 66°33′15″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Kandahar Province
Center	Town of Arghistan
Population  (2006)
• Total	30,500
Time zone	+ 4.30

The Arghistan District (Pashto: ارغستان ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی ارغستان) is a district 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 south. The population is 30,500 (2006). The district's center is the village of Arghistan, in the physical center of the district in the Arghistan River valley.

History

In 2007, American soldiers guarded Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Arghistan.^[1] They left in late 2014 and the Afghan National Security Forces took over their responsibilities. In December 2020, work was completed on a dam that can store up to 126,000 cubic meters of water.^[2]

2014

On September 8, In an evening attack on police headquarters in Arghistan District in Kan- dahar Province, a Taliban suicide bomber killed district police chief Abdul Manaf and his 2 guards and wounded 6 other police officers.^[3]

2018

On July 16, The Taliban attacked a police checkpoint in Arghistan district in Kandahar Province during the night, killing nine policemen and wounding seven. Some 25 Taliban were killed and 15 wounded.^[4]

References

1. "United States Institute of Peace - Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training - Afghanistan Experience Project" (PDF). United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
2. "Newly-built dam inaugurated in drought-hit Arghistan". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 16, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
3. Mickolus, Edward (2016-08-22). Terrorism, 2013-2015: A Worldwide Chronology. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6437-8.
4. Mickolus, Edward (2019-02-21). Terrorism Worldwide, 2018. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3747-1.

External links

• AIMS District Map