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

Every year on the anniversary of the deaths of a few of his fallen colleagues in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Kuhlman said he pens a handwritten note to their families.

From Seattle Times

He helped beat back the Taliban in the crucial battlefield of Kandahar, even as the insurgents advanced across Afghanistan.

From New York Times

Separately on Monday, a hand grenade exploded in the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least one civilian and wounding three, the Kandahar police chief’s office said.

From Seattle Times

In March, the group said one of its suicide bombers detonated an explosive belt among Taliban gathered near a Kandahar bank to receive their salaries.

From Seattle Times

The West Point graduate nearly died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when a roadside bomb burned him badly and left him permanently scarred.

From New York Times