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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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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

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Afghan Taliban spokesman, published - then subsequently deleted - a post on X that the group had launched strikes early on Friday on Pakistani military positions in Kandahar and Helmand, two provinces in Afghanistan.

From BBC

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

Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes, while AFP journalists in Kabul and Kandahar heard blasts and jets overhead.

From Barron's

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.

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