Badakhshan
[ bah-dahkh-shahn ]
/ bɑ dɑxˈʃɑn /
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noun
a former province in NE Afghanistan.
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How to use Badakhshan in a sentence
As they close in on major cities that were once government strongholds, like Badakhshan and Kandahar, many Afghans – and the world – fear a total takeover.