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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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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

It started with the flight in – to Kandahar, Kabul or Camp Bastion.

From BBC

Instead, Akhundzada - having shunned the capital where the government sits in favour of remaining in Kandahar, a base of power for the Taliban - began surrounding himself with trusted ideologues and hardliners.

From BBC

Pakistani shopkeeper Ehsanullah Himmat, 21, had travelled to the southern Afghan city of Kandahar with his family to attend a relative's wedding, but "now we cannot go back to our home", he said.

From Barron's

A medical source in the nearby city of Kandahar told BBC Pashto a local hospital had received the bodies of four people.

From BBC