Kabul
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3.2
- proper noun
- /ˈkɑːbʊl/
- As opposition to the government increased, Kabul's control over tribal and minority areas declined.
- embassy in Kabul
- government in Kabul
- Kabul, Afghanistan
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Watch on YouTubeWe bring employment to women in war-torn Kabul who are confined to their homes.
- We bring employment to women in war-torn Kabul who are confined to their homes.
- A white Toyota blew up at the Kabul airport, killing Americans and many individuals in Afghanistan.
- And I believe the drone strike in Kabul couple of days ago was was also the right decision.
- We just had this like massive firefight and we had, we had some detainees and me and a mate of mine had to take him up to Kabul.
- But it was I saw Kabul fall where you and I fought in.
- And then a couple weeks prior said that we're going to Kabul to pull out from there.
- They're intentionally destroying America in Kabul and on our southern border of Arizona and Texas.
- And so a figure named Najibullah, who was a Soviet trained intelligence specialist sitting in Kabul agreed.
- I was like, oh, let me go from super hot desert to like the, you know, to Kabul where there's like, you know, mountains and they're super rugged.
- We looked at like to going by boat to Karachi and Pakistan and driving by truck to to Kabul or to going by rail through, you know, the Central Asian countries.
Examples
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Our correspondent in Kabul reports that the government forces...
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Whatever you wear in Kabul is fine.
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I mostly lived in Kabul.
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I spent about a year stationed in Kabul.
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I see her cruising through the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The museum should be in the center of Kabul, where schoolchildren and locals can easily visit it.
Academic text (2002) -
Last year, the Taliban seized Kabul and much of eastern Afghanistan.
Academic text (1997) -
In fact, many of these areas are already quite secure, especially Kabul, which is home to one-fifth of Afghanistan's population.
Academic text (2011) -
As the Taliban came to power, the contents of the Afghan National Museum in Kabul were moved to safe locations.
Academic text (2011) -
I visited Kabul to explore its rich history and culture.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kabul comes from the old local name for the Kabul 'river' that runs through the city, because people long ago often named places after nearby rivers. So, when you hear Kabul, think of a city that was named for its river.