The Arghistan District 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.[1]
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- ^ "United States Institute of Peace - Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training - Afghanistan Experience Project". United States Institute of Peace. http://www.usip.org/library/oh/sops/afghanistan/gov/12.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
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