Kandahar

[kuhn-duh-hahr]

noun

1. a city in S Afghanistan.

Kandahar

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Lakanwal worked with the U.S. government during the war in Afghanistan, including the Central Intelligence Agency, “as a member of a partner force in Kandahar,” John Ratcliffe, the spy agency’s director, said.

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Lakanwal, aged 29, worked with the U.S. government, including the Central Intelligence Agency, “as a member of a partner force in Kandahar,” John Ratcliffe, the spy agency’s director, said.

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The father of five had been recruited to Unit 03 of the Kandahar Strike Force, nine years earlier.

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The suspect had worked with the U.S. government during the war, including the Central Intelligence Agency in Kandahar, he added.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government say they have agreed a temporary ceasefire after fresh border clashes and reported Pakistani air strikes on Kabul and Kandahar.

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