The town of Arghandab () is the center of Arghandab District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is located within the valley of Arghandab River northwest from Kandahar. Its coordinates are and sits at an elevation of .
History The city was known to the Ancient Greeks as Arachotius and prior to the conquests of Alexander the Great was capital of the satrapy of Arachosia.
Latter, the Roman writer. Stephen of Byzantium said the name of the city had been Κωφήν, and mediaeval Chinese writers called the city a similar name, Kaofu.
In 2008, during the US occupation of Afghanistan, the Battle of Arghandab was fought near the city between NATO forces and Taliban insurgents.
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