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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Afghanistan, in the eastern part of the country near the border with Pakistan on the Kabul River, about 700 km (435 mi) long. Strategically located and more than 3,000 years old, the city became the capital of Afghanistan in the 1700s.
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- proper noun The capital of
Afghanistan .
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- noun the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
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Examples
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KABUL — Taliban militants wearing explosive vests launched a brazen daylight assault Monday on the center of Kabul, with suicide bombings and gunbattles near the ...
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KABUL -- At the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul these days, a visitor is likely to be handed a booklet about the two countries by Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq titled "The Conjoined Twins."
Afghanistan builds up strategic partnership with Pakistan 2010
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KABUL -- The arrival of Sen. John F. Kerry has come to signify a crisis in Kabul.
In Afghanistan, Kerry says Karzai must lead 'tangible' effort against corruption 2010
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KABUL -- A new report that shows civilian casualties have soared in Afghanistan largely because of increased insurgent violence was thrown into relief Tuesday when a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up and killed two other Afghans outside a foreign guesthouse in central Kabul.
U.N. report links spike in Afghan civilian casualties to insurgent attacks 2010
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KABUL -- A suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Kabul on Sunday killing, three Afghans and raising fears about the prospect of further attacks in the capital as senior diplomats from dozens of nations are scheduled to arrive for an international conference on Tuesday.
Bombing in Kabul raises fears as diplomats gather for international conference in Afghanistan 2010
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KABUL -- The arrival of Sen. John F. Kerry has come to signify a crisis in Kabul.
In Afghanistan, Kerry says Karzai must lead 'tangible' effort against corruption 2010
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KABUL -- On the 18th of May, as Hamid Karzai prepared to report on his notably successful visit to the United States, a suicide bomber in Kabul detonated his explosive-laden van, killing 6 coalition soldiers and 12 Afghan civilians, wounding nearly 50 others.
Lt. Col. Ed Ledford: What Effect Did the Taliban Attacks Have? None. Really, None. Lt. Col. Ed Ledford 2010
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KABUL, Afghanistan — America's top diplomat in Kabul jokingly handed NATO's new commander Gen. David Petraeus an access badge to the U.S.
Petraeus Takes Over Afghan Command: 'Cooperation Is Not Optional' 2010
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KABUL — The bombing in February of a guest house favored by Indians in Kabul has forced India to temporarily suspend its medical aid and teaching missions in the Afghan capital because most the staff were either killed or wounded, officials said.
Indian Efforts in Kabul Suspended After February Bombing Matthew Rosenberg 2010
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KABUL -- A suicide bomber struck in downtown Kabul on Sunday, killing three Afghans and raising fears of further attacks in the capital as senior diplomats from dozens of nations are scheduled to arrive for an international conference on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber kills 3 as Kabul prepares to host diplomats 2010
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