Kabul

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

/ ˈkɑ bʊl, -bəl, kəˈbul /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Afghanistan, in the NE part.

a river flowing E from NE Afghanistan to the Indus River in Pakistan. 360 miles (580 km) long.

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Words nearby Kabul

Kabir, kabloona, kabob, ka-boom, kabuki, Kabul, Kabwe, Kabwe 1, Kabyle, kachang puteh, kachcha

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How to use Kabul in a sentence

The millennial’s new movie is Kabul Jan, which is already generating interest internationally.
Afghanistan: What’s at Stake?|Kate Bartlett|June 1, 2021|Ozy
I spoke to Koofi by phone recently, some nine years after first having tea with her at her Kabul home.
The Taliban Tried to Kill Her. Now She Negotiates With Them|Kate Bartlett|June 1, 2021|Ozy
The militant group is almost certain to launch a violent push for full power in Kabul.
Butterfly Effect: Is China Ready to Step Up in Afghanistan?|Charu Kasturi|April 23, 2021|Ozy
When he woke up in Kabul, in the waning days of the Soviet War in Afghanistan, he had trouble figuring out what was going on.
Leaving Afghanistan Isn't Enough to End America's Forever Wars|Phil Klay|April 23, 2021|Time

At least Moscow didn’t try to convince the regime it supported in Kabul to share power with the mujahedeen.
What About Afghanistan’s Democracy, Joe?|Charu Kasturi|March 10, 2021|Ozy
In Kabul you rarely see people shouting at each other or getting angry in public.
Afghanistan, We Hardly Knew You|Jonathan Foreman|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
KABUL, Afghanistan — The girls of Afghanistan have been betrayed.
The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them|Heather Barr|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I asked a friend who runs aid programs at the U.S. embassy in Kabul not long ago.
The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them|Heather Barr|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Journalists are leaving Kabul, embassies are downsizing, and donors are quietly and drastically scaling back.
The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them|Heather Barr|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1992 Dostum “defected” to the side of the mujahedin and joined in the battle to take Kabul and oust Najibullah.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He commends the fruit of its gardens, which still contribute largely to the markets of Kabul.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
They rushed through the broken walls, and the first and second columns met at the Kabul Gate.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
It would contribute much to the security of this frontier if open relations of goodwill were established at Kabul.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts
He thought it very desirable to be on better terms with Kabul, but believed this to be a result difficult to attain. '
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts
One of the newly-installed Amir's first acts was to inform the Viceroy of his return to Kabul, and of the recovery of his kingdom.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for Kabul

Kabul

Kabol

/ (kəˈbʊl, ˈkɑːbəl) /

noun

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)

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)

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Cultural definitions for Kabul

Kabul

[ (kah-bool, kuh-boohl) ]

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

notes for Kabul

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.