Kandahar
Americannoun
noun
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Pakistan acknowledged bombing key cities Friday including Kabul and Kandahar, which is home to Afghanistan's supreme leader, but has not commented on Sunday's strikes.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 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
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 • Jan. 15, 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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