Herat
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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About 20 aid workers were arrested in June near the Iran border in Herat province by Afghanistan's morality police, because their beards were not long enough.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"There were billboards of us across Herat," she recalls.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat have suffered from a downturn in female customers opting to stay home following a recent crackdown by morality police on women's attire, according to shopkeepers, drivers and residents.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
City officials have given conflicting accounts on whether or not women were being detained, with the Herat Provincial Information and Culture Department saying reports of dozens of arrests were "incorrect and rumoured".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
And though she would live the first fifteen years of her life within walking distance of Herat, Mariam would never see this storied tree.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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