Kabul

American  

[kah-bool, -buhl, kuh-bool] / ˈkɑ bʊl, -bəl, kəˈbul /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Afghanistan, in the NE part.

2. a river flowing E from NE Afghanistan to the Indus River in Pakistan. 360 miles (580 km) long.

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Kabul British  

/ ˈkɑːbəl, kəˈbʊl /

noun

1. the capital of Afghanistan, in the northeast of the country at an altitude of 1800 m (5900 ft) on the Kabul River : over 3000 years old, with a strategic position commanding passes through the Hindu Kush and main routes to the Khyber Pass; destroyed and rebuilt many times; capital of the Mogul Empire from 1504 until 1738 and of Afghanistan from 1773; university (1932). Pop: 3 288 000 (2005 est)

2. a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan, rising in the Hindu Kush and flowing east into the Indus at Attock, Pakistan. Length: 700 km (435 miles)

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Kabul Cultural  

1. Capital of Afghanistan and largest city in the country, located in eastern Afghanistan.

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Strategically situated in a high, narrow valley wedged between two mountain ranges, it is near the main approaches to the Khyber Pass, an old trade and invasion route.

Example Sentences

In Ghazni province, located between the capital Kabul and the seat of the supreme leader, Kandahar, government employees started signing off from their smartphones on Tuesday evening.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

In a small, bare home in the west of Kabul, we meet Shama.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Instead, she arrived in Kabul with a plan: she enrolled in an English language course.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The first official said Pakistan's demands from Afghanistan "remain unchanged", urging Kabul to "take verifiable action" against extremists and "end any support for the group".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The Taliban took control of the capital, and Kabul University was closed.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai