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Kandahar

American  
[kuhn-duh-hahr] / ˌkʌn dəˈhɑr /

noun

  1. a city in S Afghanistan.


Kandahar British  
/ ˌkændəˈhɑː /

noun

  1. a city in S Afghanistan: an important trading centre, built by Ahmad Shah Durrani (1724–73) as his capital on the site of several former cities. Pop: 436 000 (2005 est)

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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

The emergency department in the southern province of Kandahar said six children were killed when the roof of their home collapsed in strong wind and heavy rain on Wednesday.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

From a rain-soaked Kandahar airbase we watched Romanian troops edge nervously out on patrol in their Soviet-era armoured vehicles, wary of the next ambush.

From BBC Jan. 23, 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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