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Vinony

Kabul

proper noun

  1. capital of Afghanistan
  2. river 435 miles (700 kilometers) long in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan flowing east into the Indus River
  3. province of Afghanistan
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːbəl/ / /ˈkaːˌbʊl/ / /kəˈbuːl/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul), of unknown origin. See the Persian entry for more.

  1. The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

    “Mr. Biden declared that he believed with “all of my heart” that he had made a wise decision. But he appeared defiant as he sought to counter a torrent of criticism from Democrats and Republicans — and from some families of the service members killed in Kabul last week — for his handling of the withdrawal. The president refused to offer any sort of mea culpa on Tuesday, even as the Taliban celebrated their “independence” from America with gunfire in the streets of Kabul.”

  2. A province of Afghanistan.
  3. A river rising in the Hindu Kush of northeastern Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan and flowing roughly 700 kilometers before merging into the Indus river at Attock, Pakistan.