Kabul

[ kah-bool, -buhl, kuh-bool ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Afghanistan, in the NE part.
2. a river flowing E from NE Afghanistan to the Indus River in Pakistan. 360 miles (580 km) long.

Kabul

/ ˈkɑːbəl; kəˈbʊl /

noun

1. the capital of Afghanistan, in the northeast of the country at an altitude of 1800 m (5900 ft) on the Kabul River : over 3000 years old, with a strategic position commanding passes through the Hindu Kush and main routes to the Khyber Pass; destroyed and rebuilt many times; capital of the Mogul Empire from 1504 until 1738 and of Afghanistan from 1773; university (1932). Pop: 3 288 000 (2005 est)
2. a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan, rising in the Hindu Kush and flowing east into the Indus at Attock, Pakistan. Length: 700 km (435 miles)

Kabul

1. Capital of Afghanistan and largest city in the country, located in eastern Afghanistan.

Notes

Strategically situated in a high, narrow valley wedged between two mountain ranges, it is near the main approaches to the Khyber Pass, an old trade and invasion route.

Example Sentences

He later deployed to Afghanistan as a counterinsurgency instructor in Kabul.

From BBC

He was strongly criticised by MPs in 2022 for his handling of the chaotic withdrawal of UK staff after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.

From BBC

The story cited posts by Young on LinkedIn that said he charged $75,000 for a car from Kabul to Pakistan and $14,500 for flights to the United Arab Emirates.

From Los Angeles Times

Immediately after the last U.S. soldier left Kabul two decades later, the Taliban seized power and shortly later, reimposed prohibition.

From Salon

Nazdana’s divorce ruling was dug out after the BBC got exclusive access to the back offices of the Supreme Court in the capital, Kabul.

From BBC