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

On a rainy, cold morning Masooda makes her way to a hillside cemetery in north-west Kabul to visit the grave of her younger brother Mirwais.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The field marshal, acting on CIA intelligence, handed over the alleged mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul airport bombing when Americans were evacuating from Afghanistan.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Pakistan also captured at least five “high-value individuals,” including the planner of the 2021 Kabul airport bombing, according to Kurilla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mahmood Habibi, a telecoms consultant, was abducted in Kabul in August 2022, shortly after a US strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

You couldn't trust anyone in Kabul any­more—for a fee or under threat, people told on each other, neigh­bor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini