Kandahar
City in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
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Kandahar is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1,010 m (3,310 ft). It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. It is the capital of Kandahar Province and the centre of the larger cultural region called Loy Kandahar. Kandahar is the founding city and spiritual center of the Taliban. Despite the capital of Afghanistan being Kabul, where the government administration is based, Kandahar is the seat of power in Afghanistan as the supreme leader and his spiritual advisers are based there. Kandahar has therefore been called the de facto capital of Afghanistan, though the Taliban maintain Kabul is the capital.
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Taliban needs to eschew path of violence, cut ties with terror groups: IndiaTaliban has launched a massive offensive against the Afghan government with heavy fighting being witnessed in Herat, Kandahar, and other provinces.DNA - Published | |
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India flies out Kandahar mission personnel as Taliban advanceThe Indian mission is now manned only by local Afghan staff and while it is technically open, for all intents and purposes, India is out of the region. In an announcement, the Taliban claimed this week..IndiaTimes - Published | |
As violence increases, India brings back personnel from its consulate in KandaharIndia has brought back its diplomats and ITBP or Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel from the consulate in the southern city.DNA - Published | |
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