Kandahar
Americannoun
noun
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Alongside neighbouring Kandahar province, which was hit by an airstrike last week, Helmand in southern Afghanistan holds great importance for the Taliban movement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, the Taliban's base of power, sources told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Restrictions have been tightened in Kandahar since I last visited two years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, a fireball lit up the night sky.
From Barron's
She was unaccustomed to the Kabuli dialect of his Farsi, and to the underlying layer of Pashto accent, the language of his native Kandahar.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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