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"...from the desires of those villagers in Arghandab, the idea of Arghand was born: an effort to add value to Kandahar's legendary fruit crops, to transform them into something stable and light, suitable for export. Even the name, Arghand, comes from Arghandab, that leafy district. "Arghand," in Persian, means "triumphant" or "conquering," and "ob" means "water." The district is named for its river, and we adopted the first part of its name..."

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