Kandahar
Americannoun
noun
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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
A spokesman for the Taliban government in Afghanistan said Pakistan had carried out airstrikes in parts of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, a southeastern province that borders Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
An AFP reporter in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, where Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is based, said he heard jets overhead.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
One analyst argues the result is that "real authority has been transferred to Kandahar" - something Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied to the BBC.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
In Helmand, Zabol, Kandahar, villages turned into herds of nomadic communities, always moving, searching for water and green pastures for their livestock.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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