Kandahar
Americannoun
noun
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The then-head of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, was reported to have been evacuated with his family from the southern Afghan city of Kandahar immediately following the attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
We meet in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, the real seat of power.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
There was fierce fighting along the frontier during that conflict and unprecedented Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan cities, including the capital and southern Kandahar where the Afghan Taliban's supreme leader is based.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
In Kandahar, which is home to the administration's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, air strikes hit a fuel depot for airline Kam Air, near the airport.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Suddenly, people were standing in grocery store lines and talking about the cities of my childhood, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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