Kandahar

Earlier in February, the Taliban had signed an agreement with the US to prevent insurgents from capturing the two capitals, Kandahar in the south and Badghis in the north.

In the volatile southern province of Kandahar, for instance, an innovative school for teenage girls will soon close its doors.

I'm not sure he remembered our meeting in Kandahar, probably not, but it felt like the other day to me.

At the prefab dorms on the American base in Kandahar, I ran into my neighbor from the bunk next door.

Not surprisingly, Zakir flatly refused to comply with the order that demoted him to commander of Kandahar Province.

Solha was plucked off the streets of Kandahar City as a puppy by one of Jake's Afghan interpreters.

The view to the south is extensive, and the plain in the direction of Kandahar stretches to the horizon.

Brigadier-General Burrows, who had two horses shot under him during the engagement, was amongst the last to reach Kandahar.

The news of his approach spread rapidly, and had the most disturbing effect in Kandahar and its neighbourhood.

This route passes well to the north-east of Kandahar, which was apparently of little account in Idrisi's days.

His final effort to reach the Punjab by the already well-worn roads which lead by Kandahar and Shikarpur was unsuccessful.