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4 unusual facts about Arghandab District


2008 Kandahar bombing

"He was a big wall for us, no one else can take his place," Ahmedullah, a 50-year-old farmer in the neighboring Arghandab District.

Arghandab District

The Arghandab River flows through the district in its eastern part West from the district center, and the area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.

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.

Nadahan wedding bombing

The Nadahan wedding bombing was a suicide attack on a wedding party, which occurred on 9 June 2010 at around 21:00 local time (16:30 GMT) in the village of Nadahan in Arghandab District of the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.



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