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Faizabad

American  
[fahy-zuh-bahd] / ˌfaɪ zəˈbɑd /

noun

  1. a city in E Uttar Pradesh, in N India: the ancient site Ayodhya, sacred to the Hindus, is nearby.


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Faizabad city, in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, on Wednesday became the eighth provincial capital to be seized by the Taliban.

From Reuters Aug. 12, 2021

Earlier in a series of rapid advances the Taliban seized three more provincial capitals - the north-western city of Faizabad, Farah in the west, and the northern city of Pul-e-Khumri.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2021

The officer in charge of the prison in Faizabad, Col.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2021

Even as a security meeting was being held early Sunday to plot the strengthening of the perimeter around the capital, some senior provincial officials were leaving Faizabad for the capital Kabul, he said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2021

Told by Bisram Banya and recorded by Maharaj Sinh, teacher of the school at Akbarpur, Faizabad district.

From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William

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