Herat
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"There were billboards of us across Herat," she recalls.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The restrictions have transformed the face of Herat, once known as Afghanistan's cultural capital where female university students outnumbered men before the Taliban government returned.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat have suffered from a downturn in female customers opting to stay home following a recent crackdown by morality police on women's attire, according to shopkeepers, drivers and residents.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
City officials have given conflicting accounts on whether or not women were being detained, with the Herat Provincial Information and Culture Department saying reports of dozens of arrests were "incorrect and rumoured".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
The only other thing she had time to notice was that the car had Herat license plates.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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