Kandahar
Americannoun
noun
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The strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, the Taliban's base of power, sources told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Restrictions have been tightened in Kandahar since I last visited two years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Airstrikes that hit Afghanistan's border area and the key city of Kandahar are a clear warning from Pakistan to the country's supreme leader, analysts told AFP.
From Barron's
An overnight airstrike hit the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told AFP early Thursday.
From Barron's
She was unaccustomed to the Kabuli dialect of his Farsi, and to the underlying layer of Pashto accent, the language of his native Kandahar.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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