Kabul

[kah-bool, -buhl, kuh-bool]

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.

Kabul

/ 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)

Kabul

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

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

"India is not in a hurry to provide diplomatic recognition to the Taliban," Rakesh Sood, India's former ambassador to Kabul, told AFP.

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Some social media users in Kabul told the BBC that videos on their Facebook accounts are no longer viewable, while access to Instagram has also been restricted.

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International news agencies say they have lost contact with offices in the capital Kabul.

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International news agency AFP says it lost contact with its office in the capital Kabul, including mobile phone service.

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They were arrested on 1 February this year after taking a chartered flight from Kabul to Bamiyan province, along with friend Faye Hall and their translator who were later released.

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