| 单词 | Kandahar |
| 例句 | She was unaccustomed to the Kabuli dialect of his Farsi, and to the underlying layer of Pashto accent, the language of his native Kandahar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Mariam had first heard of the Taliban two years before, in October 1994, when Rasheed had brought home news that they had overthrown the warlords in Kandahar and taken the city. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly, people were standing in grocery store lines and talking about the cities of my childhood, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In Helmand, Zabol, Kandahar, villages turned into herds of nomadic communities, always moving, searching for water and green pastures for their livestock. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I cheered with him when Kabul’s team scored against Kandahar and yelped insults at the referee when he called a penalty against our team. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “He is a friend of a business acquaintance of your father’s. He’s a Pashtun, from Kandahar originally, but he lives in Kabul, in the Deh-Mazang district, in a two-story house that he owns.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Reading "Lions of Kandahar," it becomes clear early on that he is a smart, honest, straight-talking warrior. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z Two of the American troops who were killed were deployed in Kandahar province. Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-12T05:00:00Z As late as last May, the Taliban was able to paralyze Kandahar City with a combination of small-arms fire and suicide bombers. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z Western officials were insisting that the mission of bringing stability to Kandahar was succeeding. 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' an unflinching account of Afghanistan 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z He smelled the poppy fields outside of Kandahar. The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero 2013-07-02T09:01:01Z As Mike tries to get to Kandahar, he is repeatedly told that it is too dangerous. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Along with the Kandahar mural are exquisite, laptop-size canvases painted in glossy enamels in subtle shades of gray and white in which, for example, the words “sing” and “sync” and “wide” and “deep” merge. Art In Review: KAY ROSEN: ?Wide and Deep? 2012-03-01T22:52:10Z The real Kabul and Kandahar are almost never seen in contemporary movies, particularly those produced in the West. ‘Jirga’ Review: A Soldier Returns to the Scene of His War Crime 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z In 2005, her unit was ambushed outside Kandahar in Afghanistan, and she suffered what she describes as a severe concussion and a mild traumatic brain injury when her vehicle flipped. Retired Col. Kathy Spletstoser wasn’t able to stop Joint Chiefs vice chairman Gen. John Hyten from being confirmed. But she’s not done with him. 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The unnamed U.S. staff sergeant is accused of killing the civilians in what witnesses described as a nighttime massacre near a U.S. base in Afghanistan's violent Kandahar province. Afghan massacre suspect upset at 4th tour 2012-03-16T11:35:00Z A U.S. soldier from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne looks through his sights while on patrol with Afghan national Army soldiers in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Poll: Global policy a hit at home 2012-05-18T06:05:00Z Dalrymple pulls out his phone and shows me a holiday snap from Kandahar. William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z The review says progress is most evident in the way Afghan and coalition forces are "clearing the Taliban heartland" in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, and in the increased size and capability of Afghanistan's security forces. US troops to start Afghan withdrawal next year, says White House 2010-12-16T13:17:19Z Although he focuses on what happened in Kandahar, Krauss recounts the outcomes of several of the trials at the end of film. “The Kill Team” offers atrocities, but little insight into wartime murders of civilians 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Kandahar Rated R for language and ridiculous roughness. ‘Kandahar’ Review: Marooned in a Dull Movie 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z As Tom is determined to make it home and keep Mohammed safe as well, they must travel from Herat to Kandahar while Kahil and others are in hot pursuit. "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on "Kandahar" reflects the human cost 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z His family is originally from Kandahar, but his parents fled to Pakistan when the Soviets invaded in 1979, two years before he was born. French Fries and Chapli Kebabs, Hot From the Skillet 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z What are your thoughts about "Kandahar" being a story told through a white lens — both you as a filmmaker and Tom as a character? "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on "Kandahar" reflects the human cost 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z When James Toler left the command center after his first stint in Kandahar, he says the newly constructed walls were quite plain – a few odd spray-painted, army-approved company insignias, nothing more. 10 striking images of graffiti in Kandahar 2014-01-05T13:00:00Z Patterson was killed along with three other Indiana Guard members when they were ambushed and fatally injured by a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province. Farewell for fallen soldier from Aurora 2012-01-21T21:32:00Z You were held at military bases in Bagram and Kandahar before being transferred to Guantánamo. Ahmed Errachidi: 'We shared one thing in Guantánamo Bay – pain' 2013-03-30T20:00:01Z "Kandahar" opens in theaters nationwide on May 26. "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on "Kandahar" reflects the human cost 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Neighbors and relatives of the dead said they had seen a group of U.S. soldiers arrive at their village in Kandahar's Panjwayi district at about 2 a.m., enter homes and open fire. 16 Afghan civilians killed in U.S. spree 2012-03-11T19:19:03Z Given that you have made several action films, what was your approach to "Kandahar," which features various storylines, locations and action sequences? "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on "Kandahar" reflects the human cost 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z At a black site in Kandahar, he and other men swept up by the Americans were stripped naked, beaten, piled on top of one another and interrogated about their links to Al Qaeda. He Spent 14 Years at Guantánamo. This Is His Story. 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z A similar project in Afghanistan, Kandahar Treasures, is giving financial freedom to women who do the traditional geometric embroidery unique to the area. Santa Fe hosts world's largest folk art market 2012-06-26T16:18:09Z Over the summer ABC screened a Canadian drama, “Combat Hospital,” that was set in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan. Television Still Struggles to Bring War Zones Home 2011-10-24T22:50:55Z If you read in-depth dispatches or TV news reports from the region, Kabul and Kandahar and Herat are not entirely unknown to you. Review | In ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns,’ a searing indictment of the Taliban’s treatment of women 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z On a bus ride from Kandahar to Karachi, the conductor softly sang the song. An Old Master’s Song for the Nation That Broke His Heart 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Army troops who were conducting operations in the south of the country, around Kandahar, and was resting up for a few days in Kabul. A Book That Captures the Singular Life of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums at a Canadian base, Kandahar, Afghanistan. List of World Press Photo winners 2012-02-10T12:31:05Z Kandahar’s people were swiftly divided by a series of soaring cement walls that snaked throughout the battered city – and for soldiers, the vital defenses became barriers of a different sort. 10 striking images of graffiti in Kandahar 2014-01-05T13:00:00Z The only people who won’t be on his tail are those looking for a good action film — the stupefyingly sluggish “Kandahar” isn’t it. ‘Kandahar’ Review: Marooned in a Dull Movie 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Kandahar, which is President Karzai's home province, is also the birthplace and spiritual home of the Taliban. Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-12T05:00:00Z When I read Mitchell LaFortune's script that became "Kandahar," I flipped over it. "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on "Kandahar" reflects the human cost 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z When America’s coalition invaded Afghanistan in 2001, they stormed Taliban strongholds such as Kandahar, obliterating the presence of local warlords and scattering anti-American sentiment across the region. 10 striking images of graffiti in Kandahar 2014-01-05T13:00:00Z Gilmour immerses viewers in the story, often using a hand-held camera to follow Mike through the crowded streets of Kabul, or on his travels to Kandahar. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Another riot in the southern city of Kandahar left nine dead and more than 80 wounded. Afghans protest over reported Koran desecration at U.S. base 2012-02-21T14:29:03Z Smith arrived in Kandahar full of optimism and a sense of the "nobility" of the mission to oust the Taliban. 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' an unflinching account of Afghanistan 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The most powerful advocates are those people — a teacher in Kabul, an accountant in Kandahar who says, This is my life. International Rescue Committee CEO: ‘The way refugees are seen is a running commentary on our own values’ 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z There’s no denying that the addition of thousands of troops in Kandahar has forced the Taliban out of their traditional strongholds. 15 minutes with David Petraeus: In which he uses his Jedi-like ability to ramble at will while I sit in stupefied silence 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Makhmalbaf, director of the award-winning 2001 film Kandahar, which is in the Time magazine's list of the 100 greatest films, screened his latest work, The Gardener, at the festival. Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf defends Israel visit after outcry 2013-07-16T18:20:33Z He has rented a house in Kandahar before moving to his ancestral home in Helmand province. Pakistan speeds up Afghans' repatriation after deadline expires 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The village of Tabin lies deep in the Arghandab River valley, a fertile swath of fruit orchards and irrigation canals cutting through Kandahar Province’s dusty desert. From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “Internal pressure from ordinary Afghans is going to ultimately push Kandahar in the corner and make a difference.” 2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Violations were recorded across all 34 provinces, with the greatest number recorded in Kabul, Kandahar and Balkh provinces. More than 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover, UN says 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z “And I believe that the clerics in Kandahar have stood firmly against that, and indeed continue to issue instructions.” UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for denying girls education 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z In the southern city of Kandahar, the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban, military personnel posed with armored vehicles. Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Qatar’s prime minister met Akhundzada in the southwestern Afghan city of Kandahar in June, the first-such publicly known meeting between the supreme leader and a foreign official. The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z He said the ban, issued from the southern city of Kandahar by the Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, was in place until further notice. Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z The report documented at least 33 human rights violations against former police officers in southern Kandahar province, accounting for over a quarter of all human rights violations against former police members nationwide. More than 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover, UN says 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Zarmina lives in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, the Taliban's conservative citadel where the supreme leader resides. Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Over the past two years, it has become increasingly apparent that the seat of power is in Kandahar, the home of supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, rather than the Taliban-led government in Kabul. Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The government’s top leadership — who rarely leave their southern heartland in Kandahar — believe in a strict interpretation of Islam and have enacted laws reflecting that. In These Corners of Kabul, Western Influences Live On 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The Norwegian Refugee Council, an international NGO, in May said it had received exemptions for many of its operations in Kandahar and was resuming work with female staff. Taliban official letter reinforces bar of female aid staff in southern Kandahar 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The last seven months have seen a greater shift of power from the capital Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar, a Taliban heartland and the base of the group’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z But an education department spokesman in Kandahar said the decision was made in response to complaints. UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The interview with Mujahid took place late Monday in a TV studio on a rundown former military compound in Kandahar. Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Sheikh Mohammed, who also serves as Qatar's foreign minister, met publicly in Kandahar with Mullah Hassan Akhund, the Taliban prime minister, on the same day he met the supreme leader. Exclusive: Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, met officials in the capital Kabul and Kandahar to persuade them to reverse the ban on the organization’s female staff. Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Key figures, such as the Taliban’s main spokesman, have set up offices in the south of Kandahar. Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary General Jan Egeland spokes to Reuters after traveling to Kabul on Wednesday from Kandahar, where he met with key Taliban leaders. Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “Whatever agreement we can get in Kandahar can have a national impact. These guidelines are close to being finalized and should soon be put into effect, that is what was conveyed.” Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z He almost never leaves Kandahar but has been the paramount religious, political and military leader of the Taliban since 2016, guiding the movement to victory over the Western-backed Kabul government. Exclusive: Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “We have an agreement to start immediate talks on a temporary arrangement that will enable our female colleagues to work with and for women and others in Kandahar,” Egeland told The Associated Press. Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z On March 5 in southern Kandahar, Taliban forces arrested a former police officer from his home, then shot and killed him, according to the report. UN report: Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z U.N. and aid officials said the orders came from Taliban leaders in Kandahar. Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z But the order is being actively enforced by the country’s intelligence agency, which reports to the Taliban’s leadership in Kandahar. Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z West’s contacts are primarily with Taliban officials in Kabul and not with the group’s more ideological wing based in Kandahar. Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “If we get a provincial exemption in Kandahar, we should be able to replicate it elsewhere.” Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Akhundzada, an Islamic scholar, rarely appears in public or leaves the Taliban heartland in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province. Reclusive Taliban leader releases end-of-Ramadan message 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The Taliban administration could not be immediately reached for comment on Egeland's remarks regard a possible interim agreement in Kandahar. Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The Education Ministry ordered the Taliban heartland provinces of Helmand and Kandahar to close education centers and institutes while a committee reviews their activities. Taliban close education centers in southern Afghanistan 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, an Islamic scholar, almost never appears in public and hardly ever leaves the Taliban heartland in southern Kandahar province. Taliban share rare, months-old audio from reclusive leader 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The ban is being actively enforced by the country’s intelligence agency, which reports to the Taliban’s leadership in Kandahar. Taliban say there are no obstacles for U.N. work in Afghanistan 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “Recognition is one leverage that we have and we should hold on to,” she said, after meeting Taliban ministers in Kabul and Kandahar to try to reverse their crackdowns on women and girls. Taliban want control of more Afghan diplomatic missions 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z “We have returned humanity to the country,” said Mawlewi Ahmad Shah Fedayii, a prominent imam with close ties to the Taliban, speaking outside his mosque in Afghanistan’s second city of Kandahar. Inside the Taliban campaign to forge a religious emirate An education official in Kandahar said many NGOs are active in the education sector and provide education for girls. Taliban close education centers in southern Afghanistan 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Akhundzada, an Islamic scholar, almost never appears in public and hardly ever leaves the Taliban heartland in southern Kandahar province. Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Female madrasas usually have female teaching staff, though male religious scholars tend to guide their work in more traditional institutions like the one in Kandahar. Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The video showed Mr. Bales as he returned to a military outpost in the Kandahar Province after the attack and was apprehended by other soldiers. A Brief History of Spying With Balloons 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “The biggest difference with the inmates now is that we don’t hold political prisoners,” said Naimatullah Siraj, director of Kandahar’s central prison, referring to the Taliban fighters incarcerated by the previous government. Inside the Taliban campaign to forge a religious emirate Ashley White, a 24-year-old from Ohio who was embedded with an Army Ranger unit in Kandahar province in Afghanistan when she and two Rangers were killed by a roadside bomb. Perspective | Cleared for combat 10 years ago, women still fight for change in military 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “Now for anything important, we need to get Kandahar’s approval,” he said. Taliban hard-liners consolidate control with crackdown on women 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Akhundzada, who is based in Kandahar and rarely appears in public, could not be reached for comment on any tensions within the administration over female education. Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z "It's very important to engage with the Taliban movement as a whole, that includes ... Kandahar, and also with Taliban at the provincial levels," he said. U.N. aid chief asks Taliban authorities for more exemptions to female NGO worker ban 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The large number of arrests have overwhelmed facilities like Kandahar’s central prison. Inside the Taliban campaign to forge a religious emirate Griffiths and the delegation did not travel to Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban movement and where the ban was issued on the orders of the reclusive Taliban supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzdaza. UN official: Aid groups press Taliban on ban on women’s jobs 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z In other cases, rulings come directly from Kandahar without consultation with Kabul, though the decisions are formally announced by government ministries, he said. Taliban hard-liners consolidate control with crackdown on women 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The U.N. team met with the Taliban in the capital of Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar, but the U.N. did not release the names of any of the Taliban officials. UN aid chief seeking to reverse ban on Afghan women workers 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, who expressed alarm to Taliban officials in Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar over the administration's orders restricting women from work and education. U.N. aid chief raises women's rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Now, he passes judgments based solely on the interpretation of Islamic law he was taught in a Taliban madrassa in the countryside outside Kandahar. Inside the Taliban campaign to forge a religious emirate Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed expressed alarm to Taliban officials in Kandahar over violations of women's rights in Afghanistan, the United Nations said on Friday after she made a rare visit to the Taliban's southern heartland. Indonesian President Jokowi's approval rating at all-time high, poll shows 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z But Kandahar is demanding more oversight of policy, and ministers who lack a direct line to Kandahar are increasingly sidelined, he said. Taliban hard-liners consolidate control with crackdown on women 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The U.N. team met with the Taliban in the capital of Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar. UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women’s rights 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The U.N. team met with the Taliban in the capital of Kabul and the cities of Kandahar and Herat. UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women’s rights 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Kandahar is considered the historical birthplace of the Taliban and is home to its supreme spiritual leader who has the final say on major decisions. Deputy U.N. chief visits southern Afghan city of Kandahar for talks with Taliban 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Haji Zaid, a spokesman for the governor’s office in southern Kandahar province, said in a tweet that the lashings took place at the sports stadium in the city of Kandahar, the provincial capital. Taliban official says 9 men lashed in public in Afghanistan 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The acting education minister was ousted in September after Akhundzada replaced him with the head of Kandahar’s provincial council as part of a wider reshuffle. Taliban hard-liners consolidate control with crackdown on women 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z They arrived in Kandahar the day the U.S. bombings began in reprisal for the Sept. 11 attacks. They Won Guantánamo’s Supreme Court Cases. Where Are They Now? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z FIS cited the “not favorable weather forecast and the actual snow conditions” on the storied Kandahar slope in Bavaria for the decision. World Cup ski races canceled after lack of snow in Germany 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z He said he is traveling to Kandahar because “it is there that the ideological and religious decrees come from.” Aid chief: Taliban decrees against women paralyzing NGO work 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Zaid and other Taliban officials in Kandahar could not immediately be reached for more comment. Taliban official says 9 men lashed in public in Afghanistan 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z It is led by a refugee from Kyrgyzstan, Almaz Kudabek, who had worked as a barber on American bases in his home country and in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Now Fighting for Ukraine: Volunteers Seeking Revenge Against Russia 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z She said provinces outside Kabul and Kandahar, the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban, are more positive about NGO work and that gives her hope. Afghan women determined, frustrated after Taliban NGO ban 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z In the southern city of Kandahar, also on Saturday, hundreds of male students boycotted their final semester exams at Mirwais Neeka University. US slams Taliban for women’s NGO jobs ban in Afghanistan 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The NRC chief said it was impossible to meet the supreme leader in Kandahar but hoped to influence those around him. Aid chief: Taliban decrees against women paralyzing NGO work 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z The supreme Taliban spiritual leader, based in the southern city of Kandahar, has the final say on major decisions. Female students turned away from Afghan universities after Taliban ban 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Previously, cross-border shelling and gunfire killed eight Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier on Sunday near the same crossing, which connects Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan with the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. One dead as fresh clashes erupt between Afghan, Pakistani border forces 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Pakistani officials say seven people died and 17 others were wounded when a mortar fired by Taliban fighters hit a restaurant in Chaman, which is adjacent to Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Pakistan reopens key Afghan border point shut after clashes 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Afghan official Noor Ahmad, in Kandahar, the province on the Afghan side of the border, told Reuters the incident was accidental and the situation had returned to normal after the two sides had a meeting. Pakistan says Afghan forces kill six civilians in cross-border fire 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z In Afghanistan, a spokesman for Kandahar’s governor, Ataullah Zaid, appeared to link the clashes between Pakistani and Taliban forces with the construction of new checkpoints on the Afghan side of the border. Pakistani army: Afghan forces shell border town, killing 6 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The case was investigated by three courts and authorised by the group's supreme spiritual leader, who is based in southern Kandahar province, said Mujahid. Taliban publicly execute man accused of murder, senior officials attend 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The police spokesman of the Afghan province of Kandahar did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the fresh fighting. One dead as fresh clashes erupt between Afghan, Pakistani border forces 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Earlier, a spokesman for Kandahar’s governor, Ataullah Zaid, said a Taliban fighter was killed and 10 were wounded in the clashes, which also wounded three civilians. Pakistan reopens key Afghan border point shut after clashes 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The three excluded provinces — Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz — have a different timetable for the school year and high school graduation exams typically take place there later. Taliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The company says it originally supplied barriers to hot zones such as the U.S. base at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Orange barriers are the new Black Friday accessory at Westlake Park 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Nazia has been sold to be married to a boy from a family in the southern province of Kandahar. Afghanistan: 'I drug my hungry children to help them sleep' 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z That last point is perhaps true in the southern, more conservative parts of the country, such as Kandahar, where the Taliban first arose. A year in, the Taliban escalates its war against girls' education in Afghanistan 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid released the list of changes, saying they were by order of the Taliban's supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, who is based in Kandahar, the southern province that is the movement's birthplace. Taliban replaces Afghan acting education minister in reshuffle 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Once listed by the United States as one of the world’s most wanted narcotics dealers, Mr. Noorzai was a prominent drug baron in Kandahar Province for decades. U.S. Hostage Exchanged for Afghan Drug Lord in Prisoner Swap 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Noorzai had served 17 years in US custody for heroin smuggling - prosecutors said he ran a vast opium-growing operation in Kandahar province, the Taliban's traditional heartlands in the south of the country. Mark Frerichs: US hostage swapped for Afghan leader linked to Taliban 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Mohammad Maroufi, a tribal elder in the southern province of Kandahar, birthplace of the Taliban, said some local elders had been watching events in Paktia and hoped schools would open soon. Afghans keep close watch as some girls' schools open, then shut 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The statement added in southern Kandahar province authorities had stopped a group of women, but when they realized they were U.N. employees, stopped questioning them. UN says Taliban has harassed its Afghan female employees 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Taliban and diplomatic sources told Reuters that last week several ministers had gathered in Kandahar for a cabinet meeting led by the supreme leader. Taliban replaces Afghan acting education minister in reshuffle 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Taliban deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi told Reuters the Taliban rejected allegations of harassment, saying the incident involved Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice officials in the southern city of Kandahar. U.N. says three Afghan female staff temporarily detained by Taliban 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z We arrive in Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city and spiritual home of the Taliban. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z "Like Paktia, the people of Kandahar will also stand up for girls' education ... we ask the Islamic Emirate to open the girls schools," he said, referring to the Taliban's administration. Afghans keep close watch as some girls' schools open, then shut 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The country's administration continues to be considered a caretaker government or 'de facto' authority with acting ministers, whose decisions can be overturned by the group's supreme spiritual leader, based in the southern city of Kandahar. A year of Taliban rule gives Afghanistan security but little hope 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Like dominoes, other provincial capital cities began toppling as well, even in places like Kandahar where the Afghan forces had defended well for months. The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “Now I can walk freely, the change is like the difference between the ground and the sky to me,” said Mohammad Ashraf Khan, 50, a resident of Zari district of Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan. With Afghanistan in Their Grip, Taliban Roll Back the Clock 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The Taliban's government is based in Kabul, but it's Kandahar where the ultimate decisions are made. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Final say belonged to the leadership shura, or council, based in the southern city of Kandahar and presided over by a supreme leader called the amir al momineen, or commander of the faithful. The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, al-Zawahri and bin Laden fled into Pakistan as a U.S. airstrike killed al-Zawahri’s wife and at least two of their six children in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z A woman and children fleeing their house in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Aug. 4, 2021. The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Now he can drive for hours down the road to Kandahar city, free of the fear that he could be killed in a sudden flash of fighting. With Afghanistan in Their Grip, Taliban Roll Back the Clock 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z So far, it hasn't been widely implemented, but last month, Taliban officials in Kandahar announced three people had been flogged for sex outside marriage and theft. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “We got the call from Kandahar,” the education official said, lifting his hands in dismay. The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z A U.S. airstrike killed al-Zawahri’s wife and at least two of their six children in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z One of the first I found were seeds collected in Kandahar in the mid-20th century. For these intrepid gardeners, every seed counts 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z In a surprise development, the reclusive Akhundzada came to Kabul from his base in southern Kandahar province and addressed the gathering Friday. Taliban leader: Afghan soil won’t be used to launch attacks 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In Kandahar and southern Afghanistan, nearly all wore the burqa or covered their faces in public already. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Indeed, even as formal meetings between the U.S. special envoy and the Taliban foreign minister have resumed, West has broadened his contacts with leaders closer to the center of power in Kandahar. The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z In a surprise development, the reclusive Akhundzada came to Kabul from his base in southern Kandahar province and addressed the gathering on Friday. Afghan clerics’ assembly urges recognition of Taliban govt 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The new uniformed police force will be used first in the provinces of Kabul and Kandahar. Afghan Taliban unveils new uniforms for reconstituted police force 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Many farmers in Arghandab, a district in Kandahar famous for its pomegranates, have chopped down pomegranate trees killed by drought or fighting. Green Energy Complicates the Taliban’s New Battle Against Opium 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Now she would like to go back, but while female journalists in Kabul are still broadcasting, outlets in Kandahar have been told they can no longer employ them. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z At her home in an impoverished district of Kandahar city, Jamila said her 8-month-old son died last month after being diagnosed with severe malnutrition. 1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z At her home in an impoverished district of Kandahar city, Jamila said her 8-month-son died last month after being diagnosed with severe malnutrition. 1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The agreement covers airports in Kabul, Kandahar and Herat. World Digest: May 24, 2022 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z On May 13, the governor of Helmand Province, adjacent to Kandahar Province in the opium belt, ordered the police to confiscate panels and pumps so that newly planted poppies would die in parched fields. Green Energy Complicates the Taliban’s New Battle Against Opium 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z "Kandahar is a province where people don't often let women work," Negina tells me. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z A reclusive leader, Akhunzada rarely travels outside southern Kandahar, the traditional Taliban heartland. Anger among Afghan women as face veil edict splits Taliban 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z After the Chinese consulate attack in 2018, a suicide bomber killed the B.L.A. commander and several associates — not in Pakistan, but in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Rising Violence by Separatists Adds to Pakistan’s Lethal Instability 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z One of its most bustling hubs, some five hours west of Kandahar, can only be reached by miles of dirt tracks that lead to a row of dusty shops topped with Taliban flags. The drug trade now flourishing in Afghanistan: Meth “It’s too bad for Afghans because poppy is the wealth of the Afghan people,” Shah Agha, 35, a poppy farmer from the Zari District of Kandahar, said of the ban. Green Energy Complicates the Taliban’s New Battle Against Opium 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Kandahar might be where the Taliban first emerged, but it's also where they have faced some of the fiercest resistance. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z A Voice of America report on the speech said it took place at the central mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, which is known as the Taliban’s birthplace and de facto power center. Reclusive Taliban supreme leader hails ‘victory’ in speech marking Muslim Eid holiday 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Soon after, Mr Zahed was able to move to Canada after six years working with Canadian and Nato forces in Kandahar, a province considered to be the birthplace of the Taliban. Afghan interpreters fear families 'forgotten' by Canada 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z In Kandahar Province, white flowering poppy fields lined Highway 1, which cuts through the region. Taliban Outlaw Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Top Taliban leaders reportedly rejected the girls’ schooling decision after interventions from hard-liners during a meeting in Kandahar the weekend before the opening — and rapid closure — on March 23. International donors face tough choices as Taliban reneges on promises 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z As we return to Kandahar, we take a detour, following an autorickshaw that has been converted into a mobile library. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Among the regressive edicts that emerged following the Kandahar meeting was a ban on women traveling alone on both domestic and international flights and restricting women to public parks on separate days from men. Afghan women traveling alone boarding flights despite ban 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z From there he built a life in Kabul, with stays also in the cities of Kandahar and Herat, bastions of safety as the war ebbed and flowed across the country. A Bomb Crater as Business Partner for a Pit Stop on an Afghan Highway 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Coincidentally or not, the Taliban leadership was summoned on Wednesday to southern Kandahar province amid rumors of a Cabinet shuffle, which was later denied. Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls’ education 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z In July 2021, he was in Afghanistan covering clashes in the Kandahar region as the US and its allies were withdrawing troops ahead of a September 11 deadline set by US President Joe Biden. Danish Siddiqui: Slain India journalist's parents take Taliban to court 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z In the town of Spin Boldak, south of Kandahar, bordering Pakistan, his men allegedly ran a secret prison. Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z In Kabul, Grandi met Taliban leaders Tuesday and was to travel to southern Kandahar and eastern Nangarhar provinces before departing on Thursday. UN refugee chief in Kabul to say Afghans are not forgotten 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z To fight the mujahideen in Kandahar meant looking out for each other. Ukraine war: Children of the Soviet era running from Russia 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Started in 2009 by two brothers from the Taliban heartland of southern Kandahar, the organization has secret schools and thousands of volunteers distributing schools supplies across the country. Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls’ education 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z A knockout match was played last week between the Kandahar and Badakhshan provincial teams in front of about 5,000 Afghans, including members of the Taliban. Traditional Afghan 'goat-pulling' sport draws fans despite crisis 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Rana was worried as she got ready to return to university in Kandahar. Afghanistan women: 'I felt anxious going back to university' 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z In Kandahar, Yalda meets the Taliban police governor and questions what his force is doing to protect the Shia minority from extremist attacks. Afghanistan: The ones who stayed behind 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The Kandahar Pendi Landrace okra from Afghanistan sold by Experimental Farm Network yields green, red, pink or white pods, wide-ranging in shape and size. Where adventurous gardeners buy their seeds | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z “I don’t think there’s a safe place for Shiite people in Afghanistan anymore,” K said after a bombing in mid-October that killed dozens of worshipers at Shiite mosques in the cities of Kandahar and Kunduz. Portraits of fear and loss But five years later, he reentered with the support of Iranian forces, taking Kandahar and Kabul, where his wife had been taken to safety by his brothers. It’s not so much about the size, it’s the saturation Visible symbols of two decades of war, corruption, and neglect along the artery that connects the nation’s two largest cities, Kabul and Kandahar. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened A group of female Afghan students graduated from a private university in Kandahar on Saturday. Mainstream media forgets the Afghan people, as U.S. sanctions create risk of famine 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “I started typing in names like Kandahar,” he said, referring to the city in southern Afghanistan. Where adventurous gardeners buy their seeds | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z In the aftermath of the bombing in Kandahar, a city renowned for its pomegranates, Pahlawan penned a poem comparing the slain prayergoers to the red fruit: Portraits of fear and loss The IS affiliate in Afghanistan has targeted Shiite mosques in the provincial capitals of Kunduz and Kandahar, and carried out frequent attacks on Taliban vehicles. The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z “But with the attacks against the Hazara community and the Shiite people in Kandahar and Kunduz, we are now feeling threatened. We don’t know who our enemy is.” Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened In neighbouring Kandahar, we were initially given permission to film an opium bazaar, but on arrival told it would not be possible. Meth and heroin fuel Afghanistan drugs boom 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Hours later, after being evacuated to a forward operating base south of Kandahar, Cody was pronounced dead. A bomb, a death, a war's painful legacy: Remembering the first Californian killed in Afghanistan 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z People in Kandahar speak about polio in ways that are strikingly similar to how residents in the Bronx speak about Covid. Opinion | Behind Low Vaccination Rates Lurks a More Profound Social Weakness 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Like many other mothers and grandmothers in the ward, they had come from western Kandahar where over the past two years irrigation channels have run dry and more recently, pantries emptied. Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z She was critically injured, Torjan said, and transported to a hospital in Kandahar. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened "We know it's harmful," says Mohammad Ghani, while raking the earth outside the city of Kandahar, "but nothing else we grow makes any money." Meth and heroin fuel Afghanistan drugs boom 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z The stories in Helmand, Kandahar and elsewhere were echoed in a Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday that documented more than 100 killings and abductions of former Afghan officials since August. Taliban wages campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghan security forces 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Teachers in the southern city of Kandahar approached local Taliban officials about reopening girls’ high schools but were refused, said Fahima Popal, principal of Hino No. 1 High School for girls. Unique effort reopens girls’ schools in an Afghan province 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z In Shah Wali Kot, a barren district in Kandahar Province, the drought and economic crash have converged in a perfect storm. Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z It’s after dusk when we arrive at a truck stop on the outskirts of Kandahar, the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened From healthcare workers in Kandahar to cleaners at Kabul hospitals, none of Afghanistan's public healthcare staff have been paid since the government fell and foreign aid came to a halt. Yalda Hakim: My return to Afghanistan 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z One of the intelligence officers killed in Kandahar, a 30-year-old man, was sitting inside his family’s shop when three motorbikes pulled up carrying six fighters. Taliban wages campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghan security forces 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z In Arghandab, a district northwest of Kandahar city and bisected by a meandering river of the same name, the pomegranate is undoubtedly the pride of southern Afghanistan, and long a valuable export. In Hard Times, Afghan Farmers Are Turning to Opium for Security 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z At Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar this fall, children suffering from malnutrition and disease crowded onto the pediatric ward’s worn metal beds. Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z In other parts of the highway near Kandahar, a destroyed bridge is a reminder of the enormous cost of rebuilding Afghanistan after two decades of war. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened The Swiss-born former diplomat traveled to Kandahar and other areas of Afghanistan in early September, just days after the U.S. withdrawal. Key aid group says Afghanistan’s most pressing need is cash 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “And now we see the number of killings rising each day in Kandahar.” Taliban wages campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghan security forces 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z But after devastating IS bombings of Shiite mosques in Kandahar and Kunduz provinces in October, the Taliban returned the weapons in most cases, Gawhari and other community leaders said. Despite mistrust, Afghan Shiites seek Taliban protection 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z It is one of a handful of Shiite districts in Kandahar, the Pashtun heartland of the country. The String of ISIS Attacks That Killed Three Generations of One Afghan Family 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Two Shiite mosques, one in Kunduz, the other in Kandahar, were recently attacked by suicide bombers, killing scores. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened People were yelling and holding up whatever documentation they thought would help get them through: yellowed letters of appreciation from an Army colonel in Kandahar, completion certificates for courses taken with American troops. Witnesses to the End 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z A cousin of the officer shot outside his family’s shop said he thinks many of the killings in Kandahar are attempts to settle old scores. Taliban wages campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghan security forces 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The Islamic State’s Afghanistan and Pakistan branch has been targeting Shiites, including two devastating suicide bombings in Kunduz and Kandahar last month that killed scores. The Taliban is trying to win over Afghanistan’s Shiites with a 33-year-old Hazara emissary. But many question the group’s sincerity. 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The next morning, Nematullah arrived from Kandahar and found Ezzatullah’s body — his limbs bent like a rag doll — in a hospital morgue. The String of ISIS Attacks That Killed Three Generations of One Afghan Family 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The American government spent $300 million to bring electricity to Kandahar, and at one point factories around the base received power. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened The Taliban had captured Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan’s second- and third-largest cities. Witnesses to the End 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Islamic State suicide bombings in Kabul, the northern city of Kunduz and in Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, have killed at least 90 people and wounded hundreds over the past several weeks. Dozens Killed in ISIS Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Last month, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for two large-scale attacks targeting Shiite mosques, one in Kunduz and the other in Kandahar. Blasts and clashes at military hospital in Kabul kill 20 people 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The family returned to Kandahar to bury Ezzatullah and the following Friday — determined to show his unwavering faith — Nematullah went to his mosque to pray. The String of ISIS Attacks That Killed Three Generations of One Afghan Family 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z At Kandahar’s Mirwais Hospital, the pediatrics ward is filled with skeletal babies suffering from acute malnutrition. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened Earlier this month, IS attacked mosques belonging to the Shia minority in the northern city of Kunduz and the Taliban's stronghold of Kandahar. The Taliban’s secretive war against IS 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The border closure has hurt Afghan fruit producers near the southern city of Kandahar, with pomegranates and other export produce left to rot because trucks cannot get through to their markets across the border. Pakistan foreign minister makes first trip to Kabul since Taliban takeover 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “I went to one regional hospital in Kandahar, and the patient load had increased three to four times. In the children’s ward, there were three to four children in one bed.” House-to-house polio vaccination to resume in Afghanistan 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The attack on Bibi Fatima Mosque was ISIS-K’s first in Kandahar, the Taliban’s historic stronghold, and it shocked the Shiite community there. The String of ISIS Attacks That Killed Three Generations of One Afghan Family 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z They were so impoverished that they couldn’t afford to pay the 10-cent fare for public transport to Kandahar. Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway of death,’ the bombs are gone but suffering has deepened In Afghanistan, relatives of those killed by the bombing at a Shiite mosque in the Kandahar province in the south of the country called on the ruling Taliban to protect them. Pope decries attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and England 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z On Friday, suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in the southern city of Kandahar during the main weekly prayers, killing at least 50 people. U.S. plans to make condolence payments to families of Afghans killed in mistaken drone strike 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z On Saturday, large crowds gathered to bury the white-shrouded victims in a mass grave in the southern city of Kandahar. Taliban pledge to step up security as Shi'ite victims buried in Afghanistan 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z In a statement posted late Friday on social media, IS said two of the group’s members shot and killed security guards manning the entrance of the Fatimiya mosque in Kandahar province. Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The attack, which witnesses said involved multiple explosions, took place in Kandahar city — considered the heart of the re-established Taliban government. Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills Dozens as Shiites Are Targeted Again 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “Everyone is shocked. Shiites in Kandahar were never attacked before,” Khaledi said. Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The mosque, also known as the Imam Bargah mosque, is the largest of around 40 Shi’ite mosques in Kandahar, the second-largest city in Afghanistan in the south of the country near the border with Pakistan. 'I heard sound of firing': Shock at latest attack on Afghan Shi'ites 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The head of Kandahar police said units would be assigned to protect the Shi'ite mosques which have so far been guarded by local volunteer forces with special permission to carry weapons. Taliban pledge to step up security as Shi'ite victims buried in Afghanistan 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Bilal Karimi said the explosion targeted a mosque in the southern province of Kandahar, one week after a similar attack struck north of the country. Explosion in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills at least 7 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Hafiz Saidullah, a Taliban official in charge of the culture and information department in Kandahar, said that the latest attack killed 47 people and injured at least 68. Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills Dozens as Shiites Are Targeted Again 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But Kandahar is not a part of the country that has seen significant Islamic State activity previously. Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But the fact they had struck in Kandahar, heartland of the Taliban movement now ruling Afghanistan, was a shock. 'I heard sound of firing': Shock at latest attack on Afghan Shi'ites 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Heavy casualties are feared after an explosion hit a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Explosion strikes Afghan mosque during prayers 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z American Special Forces soldiers take a fatally wounded Afghan National Army soldier to a Black Hawk medevac helicopter in Kandahar Province. The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z That pledge has become increasingly difficult to uphold as Taliban fighters are now responsible for securing major urban centers like Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and Kabul, the capital. Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills Dozens as Shiites Are Targeted Again 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan also condemned the attack on what it said was Kandahar’s largest Shiite mosque. Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “When the Taliban came, we did not think that such incidents would happen in Kandahar,” he said. 'I heard sound of firing': Shock at latest attack on Afghan Shi'ites 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The Taliban captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second city on 13 August during a lightening offensive. Explosion strikes Afghan mosque during prayers 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Soldiers digging through the rubble after a bomb destroyed an outpost in Kandahar Province. The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “It was the first time in Kandahar that they went inside the mosque. The chatter among us is to what to do, should we migrate? Should we stay or leave?” Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills Dozens as Shiites Are Targeted Again 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The attack Friday by multiple suicide bombers hit a Shiite mosque in the southern city of Kandahar during midday prayers. Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “Incidents had happened in Kabul, Kunar, but we never thought it would happen in Kandahar. No one warned us about any threat.” 'I heard sound of firing': Shock at latest attack on Afghan Shi'ites 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, after the Taliban first swept into Kandahar and Kabul, the resistance movement began in the Panjshir Valley. In Afghanistan, a resistance arises 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z In interviews, three weapons dealers in Kandahar said that dozens of Afghans have set up weapons shops in Afghanistan’s south, selling American-made pistols, rifles, grenades, binoculars and night-vision goggles. For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z He enlisted in the Army, and in August 2011 he was deployed to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan. Remembering Pvt. Danny Chen, at a Precarious Moment for Chinatown 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Most of the positions consisted of army and defense ministry commanders and deputies across Afghanistan’s provinces including Kabul, Helmand, Herat and Kandahar. Taliban appointments add to all-male Afghan government team 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z A team in Kandahar was rescued by plane just as the Taliban breached the airport perimeter. Opinion | Inside the CIA’s desperate effort to rescue its Afghan allies 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Last month, the Taliban installed mullahs as chancellors of two other important academic centers—Kandahar University and Paktia University—and as the acting minister of higher education. Resignations follow Taliban pick to run top Afghan university 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z One gun merchant, Esmatullah, said he opened a shop in Kandahar Province roughly eight months ago, after the Taliban seized control of the immediate area. For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z But EU foreign ministers, many who have also met with Stanikzai individually, do not know if he speaks for the Taliban in Kabul and Kandahar because the most influential leaders are in Afghanistan, not Qatar. Analysis: From Doha, EU limits diplomacy with Taliban to Afghan aid 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z On the morning of Aug. 12, moments after he had filed a television report on the situation in Kandahar, he learned that the Taliban had entered the city, he said in an interview. How the U.S. Helped, and Hampered, the Escape of Afghan Journalists 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z A handwritten letter, purportedly by one of Baradar’s top aides, said he was in Kandahar. Taliban co-founder reemerges to challenge reports of internal strife among militants 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Several officials and Afghans who are familiar and in contact with Baradar told The Associated Press that he was in the southwestern provincial capital of Kandahar for a meeting with Taliban’s leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Mullah Basir Akhund, a former Taliban commander who lives in Kandahar, said he helped the militants negotiate surrenders of security forces in the province. For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z “Unless your life is in direct danger in Afghanistan, I’d tell others not to come,” said Mohammad Sultani, 40, who used to own a gold shop in Kandahar province. Well before the evacuation, a generation of Afghans escaped to Europe. Their experience has been dire. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Sept. 14 - Thousands of people protest in the southern city of Kandahar over Taliban plans to evict families from a former military colony. The dramatic first month of the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The Taliban sources told the BBC that Mr Baradar had left Kabul and travelled to the city of Kandahar following the row. Afghanistan: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Protesters gathered in front of the governor's house in Kandahar after around 3,000 families were asked to leave the colony, according to the former government official who witnessed the crowds. Thousands protest against Taliban in Kandahar over evictions 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z “There are many shops and weapon smugglers roaming Kandahar these days,” he said. For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The Taliban also released video footage purportedly showing Baradar at meetings in the southern city of Kandahar. Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Watching Kandahar, where she had tried to make a difference, and then the entire country quickly fall to the Taliban exacerbated her pain. Veterans Struggle With Issues That Are Often Invisible to Others 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z A spokesman said Mr Baradar had gone to Kandahar to meet the Taliban's supreme leader, but later told BBC Pashto the leader was "tired and wanted some rest". Afghanistan: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Another helicopter was called in, this one a medevac, to fly the man to a hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z He said he recently introduced a Pakistani arms dealer to a gun merchant in Kandahar. For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Mullen was on foot patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his platoon came under fire. ‘Never Forget’: 9/11 charity going strong 20 years later 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z He hails from Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. Factbox: Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government? 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Teachers and students at universities in Afghanistan's largest cities of Kabul, Kandahar and Herat, told Reuters that female students were being segregated in class with curtains, taught separately or limited to some campus areas. Taliban fire in air to scatter Kabul protesters; no reports of injuries 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Volk told me the battalion had put serious pressure on the Taliban, citing a significant drop in insurgent attacks in Kandahar City and other areas of southern Afghanistan as signs of success. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z At the start of the month, she was at the front lines with U.S.-allied Afghan troops in Kandahar. Clarissa Ward of CNN Looks Back on the Afghanistan War 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Teachers and students at universities in Afghanistan’s largest cities - Kabul, Kandahar and Herat - told Reuters that female students were being segregated in class, taught separately or restricted to certain parts of the campus. A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z In a further sign of Kabul's airport resuming activity following the US withdrawal last week, Afghan airline Ariana announced the resumption of internal flights to three cities: Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar. Afghanistan: Taliban break up women's rights protest in Kabul 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Another U.S. athlete, Brad Snyder, recalled being blinded by an explosion while on patrol with his assault team near Kandahar in 2011. Afghanistan's Paralympic athletes stay positive amid uncertain future 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z The Qatari news channel also said two domestic flights were operated from Kabul to the cities of Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar. Kabul airport reopens to receive aid, civilian flights to operate soon - Qatari ambassador 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Taliban leaders have been gathering in Kandahar and are expected to announce their government soon. Hamid Karzai is back in the thick of Afghan politics but a long way from power 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z It was flown to Kandahar, from where the hijackers negotiated the release of militants fighting in Kashmir. Afghanistan: Taliban says it will 'raise voice for Kashmir Muslims' 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z CLAIM: Video of a man dangling from a helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan, shows the Taliban performing a public execution. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Videos posted on social media from the southern city of Kandahar show a Black Hawk flying the Taliban’s white banner during a military parade this week. Tanks, attack helicopters, drones, bullets: What U.S.-supplied arms mean for the Taliban 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the senior leadership wrapped up a three-day meeting in Kandahar to discuss the path ahead. Analysis: Afghan Taliban victory brings new challenge: governing a country in crisis 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Colleagues from The Times helped provide them with clothing, diapers and even Kandahar raisins and other dried treats bought from an Afghan market in Washington. Afghans Who Worked for The Times Arrive in the U.S. 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Sheikh Haibatullah, a pragmatic but fiercely devout religious scholar from Kandahar, officials say, is expected to take up a theocratic role similar to that of Iran’s supreme leader. Shifting to Governing, Taliban Will Name Supreme Afghan Leader 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Footage from additional angles circulating on social media confirms the man was suspended near a flagpole that matches the poles at the Kandahar governor’s office. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z On Aug. 16, the day after Kabul’s fall, Mr. Sharafat was in Kandahar, on his way to inspect newly conquered infrastructure in western Afghanistan. After Quick Victory, Taliban Find Governing Is Harder 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Even among the core southern leadership group, there are different allegiances around senior figures like Baradar and others including Mullah Omar's son Yaqoob, who has his own supporters in Kandahar. Analysis: Afghan Taliban victory brings new challenge: governing a country in crisis 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Taliban leadership met in its southern spiritual birthplace of Kandahar to discuss the formation of an Islamic government. Taliban moves to consolidate military and political control in Afghanistan 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The Taliban’s leadership, including Sheikh Haibatullah, has been meeting in Kandahar, according to Taliban officials. Shifting to Governing, Taliban Will Name Supreme Afghan Leader 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The Taliban seized two of Afghanistan’s three largest cities - Kandahar and Herat - on Friday, Aug. 13 and took Kabul, the capital, two days later. 'Everybody screwed up': Blame game begins over turbulent U.S. exit from Afghanistan 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The Taliban have paraded military equipment, captured during their takeover of Afghanistan, through the streets of Kandahar. Taliban parade captured equipment in Kandahar 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Victorious Taliban leaders cemented their own plans for Afghanistan in a high-level three-day meeting, headed by the group’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhunzada, which concluded Monday in the Taliban’s birthplace city of Kandahar. Questions hang over diplomatic mission as next phase of U.S. relationship with Afghanistan begins 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z And Human Rights Watch reported that Taliban fighters were conducting searches in Kandahar province as they swept the country and detaining anyone suspected of working with the government, reportedly killing some detainees. Amid violent reprisals, Afghans fear the Taliban's 'amnesty' was empty 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Taliban authorities in Kandahar, the birthplace of the movement issued a formal order against radio stations playing music and female announcers last week but for many, no formal order was necessary. As Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule, music goes silent 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z One Kabul-based diplomat expressed doubt over whether he is even alive, though a Taliban spokesman insisted Mr. Akhundzada was in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan. U.S. War in Afghanistan Ends as Final Evacuation Flights Depart 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Several of those trying to come into the airport came from Kandahar province, the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan that saw some of the war’s fiercest fighting. Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after US withdrawal 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Obaidullah*, a labourer from Kandahar says he decided to flee to Pakistan because "businesses are destroyed, there is no government and the economy is in complete shambles". Afghanistan: Fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan and leaving dreams behind 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Likewise, in Kandahar Province in the south, one of the Taliban’s most critical victories was to seize control of a dam that holds water for drinking and irrigation. A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z In the case of the three district police chiefs in Kandahar, members of the public had demanded that the Taliban arrest the men, who have long been accused of human rights abuses, a resident said. As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z A video recently posted on social media showed Taliban fighters looking on as an iconic piece of US military hardware - a Black Hawk helicopter - was piloted across Kandahar airport. Afghanistan: Black Hawks and Humvees - military kit now with the Taliban 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Army units in Kandahar, a hotbed of Taliban activity, and Zabul Province, where the Taliban enjoyed support among many villagers and reaped financial rewards from cultivating opium. From Kabul Airport to a Houston Walmart: ‘Desperate to Get to America’ 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z "The situation in Kandahar is normal, but there is no work, I have come here so I can find some work, I will probably drive a rickshaw," he said. Afghanistan: Fleeing the Taliban into Pakistan and leaving dreams behind 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z He started his special visa application in 2012, when he was in Kandahar with the military. A Stranded Interpreter, and the Soldiers Who Would Not Let Go 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The day the Taliban captured three high-level commanders after a last pitched battle at Kandahar’s airport, townspeople began gathering in a frenzy at the stadium in the city, in anticipation of a public execution. As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Satellite images of Kandahar airport, given to the BBC by Planet Labs, show a number of Afghan military aircraft parked on the tarmac. Afghanistan: Black Hawks and Humvees - military kit now with the Taliban 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z According to some experts, others named to government positions appeared to be mostly military Taliban leaders from the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar. Taliban appoint senior veterans to key ministerial posts 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z For example, the Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan had the most land used for poppy cultivation in 2018 when controlled by the Taliban. Afghanistan: How much opium is produced and what's the Taliban's record? 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z He was dispatched to Kandahar airfield, one of the largest U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, and from there to multiple remote outposts, quickly working his way up to become a lead interpreter. A Stranded Interpreter, and the Soldiers Who Would Not Let Go 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z On one trip to the lush green Arghandab river valley, close to the city of Kandahar, I arrived eager to see the country's most famous pomegranates. Bilal Sarwary: 'In the city I loved, suddenly nowhere was safe' 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z “We have been advised to explore options at other airports such as Kandahar, Jalalabad and Bagram air bases. We do not yet have aircraft to fly even to those bases.” Afghanistan live news: Taliban say deadline extension for foreign troops is ‘red line’ 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z An Indian Airlines plane was hijacked in 1999 and ultimately landed in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Analysis: China, Pakistan, India jockey for position in Afghanistan's new Great Game 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Messengers shuttled back and forth between Mr. Karzai and the headquarters of the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, in Kandahar. Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen? 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z On Aug. 13, the Taliban captured Kandahar, their spiritual birthplace and the operational base of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as the Sept. 11 attacks were planned. Inside the Afghanistan debacle: Biden abandoned Trump’s pullout plan 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Mr. Baradar, who oversaw the signing of a troop withdrawal agreement with the United States in Qatar in February 2020, arrived to a hero’s welcome in Kandahar, the Taliban’s spiritual birthplace. Fears Rise About Safety of Afghan Airport as U.S. Warns Americans to Stay Away 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The Taliban leader, Mullah Abdul Gani Baradar, was reported to have received an enthusiastic welcome when he returned this week to the southern city of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold? 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z In May, they launched a major offensive in Helmand Province in the south and six other areas of Afghanistan, including Ghazni and Kandahar. Miscue After Miscue, U.S. Exit Plan Unravels 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The voice on the phone from Kandahar Airfield sounded exhausted and resigned, as if not much hope was left. Perspective | He spent his adult life helping U.S. soldiers. Now, he’s desperately fleeing Afghanistan. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z He united with his assigned unit in Kandahar, and nearly died in combat when his shoulder was shattered by a bullet. Opinion | Sherlock Holmes and Winston Churchill anchor a long shelf of cautionary tales on Afghanistan 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Army infantry platoon leader on my first mission in Kandahar in 2009. Opinion | I fought and bled in Afghanistan. I still think America is right to accept defeat. 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z "We worked for American people in Afghanistan in a war zone in Kandahar, especially I…we supported American people in Afghanistan, what they needed--we would supply for them." Afghan interpreter stuck in Afghanistan: 'Time is running out, we need help' 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z In 2005, his uncle, a veterinarian, was killed by Taliban fighters while working on a livestock management project in Kandahar province. ‘I don’t want to die.’ Afghan researchers fear for their safety—and the future of science 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z There were even demonstrators waving the flag in Kandahar, the southern city that is considered the birthplace of the Taliban. Taliban Quash Protests and Seize Enemies, Tightening Grip on Afghanistan 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Like his fictional counterpart, Bickford finds himself recuperating from war wounds suffered in fighting not far from Kandahar. Opinion | Sherlock Holmes and Winston Churchill anchor a long shelf of cautionary tales on Afghanistan 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Despite the Ashura religious holiday, truckloads of agricultural produce from Kandahar province were driven across the border, a sign that trade was beginning to return to normal. Trucks rolling across Afghanistan border as trade resumes 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Two days later, he was in Kandahar for a hero’s welcome, with thousands of fighters and residents greeting him with cheers, fireworks and volleys from machine guns. The Taliban is back in power. These are their leaders 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z It was lightly defended because government forces were focused on holding the much larger southern cities of Kandahar and Lashkar Gah. Collapse and Conquest: The Taliban Strategy That Seized Afghanistan 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z One of the protesters in Kandahar, Noorayel Kaliwal, tweeted on Thursday: “Our demand is that no government, system or group in Afghanistan change the national flag of Afghanistan.” Taliban Quash Protests and Seize Enemies, Tightening Grip on Afghanistan 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan met with Mullah Omar, the Taliban’s leader, in Kandahar in 2000. 'Do not fall into this trap': Taliban takeover leaves China uncertain about Afghanistan 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Baradar landed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban movement he helped found in the mid-1990s. Mullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z On Tuesday he entered his hometown, Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, to a triumphant welcome from its citizens. The Taliban’s Leaders: Worldly and ‘Inclusive’ or Ruthless Ideologues? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The group was rooted in rural areas of Kandahar Province, in the country’s ethnic-Pashtun heartland in the south. Who Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z In the southern city of Kandahar, women’s health-care clinics were shut down, a resident said. For Afghan Women, Taliban Stir Fears of Return to a Repressive Past 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z When U.S.-backed Afghan militias began capturing territory from the Taliban in late 2001, Taliban fighters folded relatively quickly, and both Kabul and Kandahar fell before the end of that year. Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The man likely to be Afghanistan’s next leader entered Kandahar on Tuesday escorted by a fleet of white SUVs, showered by fireworks and greeted by thousands of Afghans, at least a few holding rocket-propelled grenades. A once-vanquished insurgent returns as Afghanistan’s likely next leader 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Baradar’s departure Tuesday morning from Doha to Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, effectively moved the center of diplomatic gravity to Afghanistan itself. Taliban moves toward forming government as evacuations proceed calmly 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z “It’s really strange to not be allowed to get to work, but now this is what it is,” one of the bank workers in Kandahar said. Who Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z With Kandahar and Herat, a dozen provincial capitals are now in the group’s grasp. In Taliban’s 7-day march to power, a stunning string of wins 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Jason served in the US Army and was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2010. Afghanistan: 'Was my role in Afghan War worth it?' 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Reuters reported here last week that in early July, Taliban fighters walked into a commercial bank branch in Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave because their jobs were deemed inappropriate. 'Times have changed': some Afghan women defiant as Taliban return 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Originally from Kandahar, he now lives in a drab hotel in Pantin, a suburb to the northeast of Paris. 'Don't punish my family' - one Afghan refugee's anguish for his relatives' plight 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z When Omar’s Kandahar house was destroyed in a bomb blast, it was Osama bin Laden who helped fund his new palace. The Taliban has retaken control of Afghanistan. Here’s what that looked like last time. 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Several Afghan police officers on the front lines in Kandahar before the city fell said they hadn’t been paid in six to nine months. Afghanistan’s military collapse: Illicit deals and mass desertions 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z On Friday, the Taliban commandeered a radio station in the southern city of Kandahar and renamed it the Voice of Sharia, or Islamic law. Afghans fear a return to brutal rule despite Taliban vows 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The Taliban, which means “students” in the Pashto language, emerged in 1994 around the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Factbox-The Taliban: key facts on the Islamic militant group 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Since then, the Taliban has taken new territory, including the provincial capitals of Herat in the west and Kandahar in the south. Europe’s contentious deportations of Afghans grind to a halt as Taliban surges 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The BBC on Friday showed footage of Afghan Security Forces fleeing the provincial capital Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace in southern Afghanistan. Biden’s bullish take on Afghanistan steamrolled by Taliban as extremists take provincial capitals 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z But if it were up to him, he added, the U.S. would keep bases in Bagram and Kandahar — already abandoned — to provide air support to Afghan forces. For many U.S. veterans, fall of Afghanistan to Taliban stirs feelings of confusion, disappointment and anger 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Most residents of Kandahar sport the traditional dress favored by the Taliban. Taliban take over radio station after capturing Afghan city 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Kandahar's loss is a heavy blow to the government. U.S. troops arrive in Afghan capital to assist evacuations 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z The militants control half of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, holding key cities such as Kandahar and Herat and heightening concern of a government collapse. ‘We are ready to fight’: Seniors at a girls-only high school in Afghanistan face an uncertain future 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Over the past week, the Taliban has moved on the major cities of Kandahar and Herat; the Taliban has swept up more territory; and Americans have been urged to leave Afghanistan. Biden has wanted the U.S. to pull the plug on Afghanistan for years. Doing it has consequences. 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Kandahar’s governor, police chief and several other officials abandoned administrative buildings overnight, according to Seylab. Mass Afghan government surrenders as Taliban fighters overrun three key cities in sweeping territorial gains 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The man in the video congratulated the people of Kandahar on the Taliban’s victory. Taliban take over radio station after capturing Afghan city 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z An Afghan government official confirmed on Friday that Kandahar, the economic hub of the south, was under Taliban control as U.S.-led international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war. U.S. troops arrive in Afghan capital to assist evacuations 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z On Friday, officials confirmed that those included two of the country’s most important provincial capitals: Kandahar and Herat. The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z It was a small but significant victory in an advance that has brought more than half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals under Taliban control; that includes Kandahar, its second-largest city and the militant group’s birthplace. U.S. troops returning to Afghanistan to rescue Americans in face of Taliban onslaught 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z And in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, government control has shrunk to the local airport and adjoining military base. Mass Afghan government surrenders as Taliban fighters overrun three key cities in sweeping territorial gains 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Around the same time, US forces left Kandahar airbase - one of the largest in the nation, in a province containing the country's second largest city, Kandahar. Afghans living under Taliban lament loss of freedoms 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The loss of Kandahar — more than the Taliban’s ejection a month earlier from the nation’s capital, Kabul — marked the true end of the group’s harsh five-year rule over Afghanistan. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z By Thursday, this front line collapsed, and Kandahar was in Taliban control by Friday morning. The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Criticism of Joe Biden is mounting as Taliban forces continue their territorial advances in Afghanistan, now capturing the country’s second biggest city, Kandahar. Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z In Taliban militants’ biggest victories yet in their weeklong surge, local officials told The Washington Post on Friday that Afghan government troops have retreated from Kandahar, Herat and Lashkar Gah. ‘Why did my friend get blown up? For what?’: Afghanistan war veterans horrified by Taliban gains 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z "Every individual was frightened," says Jan Agha, 54, in Arghistan district, on the border with Pakistan, and a windy two-hour drive east of Kandahar city. Afghans living under Taliban lament loss of freedoms 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Kandahar Airfield, the sprawling base through which tens of thousands of coalition troops passed, sprouted fast-food outlets, souvenir shops and even a hockey rink. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z “They’re just trying to finish us off,” said Abdulhai, 45, a police chief who was holding Kandahar’s northern front line last week. The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The Taliban’s seemingly unstoppable advance across Afghanistan continued on Friday, as insurgents took control of four more provincial capitals after their seizure on Thursday of Kandahar and Herat, the country’s second and third biggest cities. Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z It comes as the Taliban continues to advance, with the country's second largest city, Kandahar, falling to the insurgents. Afghanistan: Boris Johnson calls emergency meeting to discuss situation 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z This week they took Herat in the west, and southern Kandahar and Lashkar Gah, strategically and symbolically important cities, where, together, well over one million people live. Afghans living under Taliban lament loss of freedoms 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Fatefully, he had accepted the allegiance and patronage of Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda chieftain who proceeded to set up shop in Kandahar, establishing training camps and moving his family to the city. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The seizures of Kandahar and Herat mark the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban. Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 3 more cities 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Early last month in the southern city of Kandahar, armed Taliban fighters walked into the offices of Afghanistan's Azizi Bank. Afghan women bankers forced from roles as Taliban takes control 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z He said that Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar and the town of Lashkar Gah was "pretty much now in the hands of the Taliban." UK defence minister says on Afghanistan: al Qaeda will probably come back 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Herat and Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second- and third-largest cities, also were under attack by Taliban fighters. U.S. sending thousands of troops to Afghanistan as embassy staff are withdrawn, Taliban continues advance 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Kandahar was emblematic of a nation the U.S. never fully understood and never came close to taming. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z In Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, insurgents seized the governor’s office and other buildings, witnesses said. Taliban press advance after capturing 2 major Afghan cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z And when Kandahar and Herat fall, the insurgents will control 13 provincial capitals, including another provincial capital south of Kabul, Ghazni, and one in the northwest, Qala-e-Naw. Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Move Closer to Capturing 2 Vital Cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z But those strikes have largely been limited to the southern part of the country, around Kandahar. U.S. Is Sending 3,000 Troops Back to Afghanistan to Begin Evacuations 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Government forces were still in control of Kandahar's airport, which was the U.S. military's second biggest base in Afghanistan during their 20-year mission. Taliban capture Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Kandahar bustled and boomed, but journalists who visited the city during those years were keenly aware of the watching eyes of Taliban loyalists. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The move highlights the stunning speed of a Taliban takeover of much of the country, including their capture of Kandahar, the second-largest city and the birthplace of the Taliban movement. US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Kandahar, in particular, is a huge prize for the Taliban. Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Move Closer to Capturing 2 Vital Cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The fall of Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar, the official said, could lead to a surrender of the Afghan government by September. U.S. Is Sending 3,000 Troops Back to Afghanistan to Begin Evacuations 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Kandahar is the Taliban's birthplace and former stronghold - taking control of the city would be a significant prize for the militants. Taliban claim capture of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Many in Kandahar had worried for years about the depth of the U.S. commitment. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Captured by the Taliban after returning to lead an unsuccessful uprising, Khan spent two years in prison in Kandahar before escaping, while his home city chafed under the militant group’s harsh rule. Fall of Afghan jewel a harbinger of a return to dark times 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z With the Taliban’s sudden gains in Kandahar, in the country’s southern Pashtun heartland, and Herat, a vital cultural and economic hub, the insurgents appear to be nearing a complete military takeover. Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Move Closer to Capturing 2 Vital Cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z By the end of the day, the Taliban were also on the verge of taking Kandahar, the country’s second-largest city, and Herat, in western Afghanistan near the Iranian border. U.S. Is Sending 3,000 Troops Back to Afghanistan to Begin Evacuations 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the Taliban breached Kandahar's central prison, and on Thursday, images on social media reportedly showed insurgents in the city centre. Taliban claim capture of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z As the Taliban’s spiritual home, Kandahar had the first taste of the baroque punishments the group imposed on all Afghans: whippings, stonings, the near-extinction of women’s role in public life. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan, some Taliban forces have pierced the critical city of Kandahar, the country’s second largest, and are carrying out guerrilla attacks, according to news reports from the region on Thursday. Biden sending troops to Afghanistan to help pull Americans out as Taliban surges 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Then on Wednesday, the insurgents overran Kandahar’s central prison, freeing hundreds of inmates and in the process swelling their ranks — a tactic practiced for well over a decade. Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Move Closer to Capturing 2 Vital Cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Herat and Kandahar, the country’s second- and third-largest cities, were on the verge of falling to the militants. U.S. sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan to bolster security as some U.S. Embassy staff are withdrawn 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Kandahar is considered strategically important because of its international airport, its agricultural and industrial output and its position as one of the country's main trading hubs. Taliban claim capture of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z In the first years following the U.S.-led invasion, American troops were the face of the new order in Kandahar. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Heavy fighting was also reported in the city of Kandahar on Wednesday. Afghanistan: Taliban take 10th provincial capital as Ghazni falls 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z "Fighting did not stop until 4 a.m. and then after the first prayers it started up again," said an aid worker in the southern city of Kandahar. Taliban battle government forces as U.S. fears Kabul could fall in 90 days 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z And the greater the distance from Kabul or primary bases in Kandahar and elsewhere, the more likely the outpost will fall. Why is the Taliban on such a winning streak, and can the tide be turned? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z In the south, government forces government forces are battling Taliban fighters trying to reach Kandahar province's main prison to release detained comrades, officials there said. Taliban fighters capture eighth provincial capital in six days 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z After the loss of Kandahar, the movement’s military leadership regrouped unmolested in Quetta, Pakistan, on the other side of the mountain frontier. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Fighting is fierce and ongoing in several other capitals, including the southern cities of Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, where the Afghan government has deployed its elite commandos. U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Fighting rages in and around a number of other cities, including Herat in the west and Kandahar in the south. Timeline: The Taliban's rapid advance across Afghanistan 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The insurgents have also claimed responsibility for killing a comedian in southern Kandahar, assassinating the government’s media chief Kabul and a bombing that targeted acting Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, killing eight and wounding more. US envoy to warn Taliban not to bet on Afghan takeover 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z A Humvee windshield shattered by a bullet impact in Kandahar, Afghanistan.Credit... On Afghanistan’s Front Line, There Are No Good Choices 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Back then, in the early 1990s, the movement’s origin story unfolded gradually in the rural districts surrounding Kandahar. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Afghan special operations forces have been able to hold off the Taliban in key centers, including Kandahar and Lashkar Gah, they said. US signals no change in airstrikes as Afghan Taliban advance 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Some worked at Bagram Air Base, the largest military compound in the country, and at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z And the city of Kandahar, the provincial capital of Kandahar, also remains under siege. Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The insurgents are desperate to capture Kandahar, as the Taliban first took root in its neighboring districts in the 1990s before seizing the city itself and announcing their emirate. On Afghanistan’s Front Line, There Are No Good Choices 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z By 2008, Taliban fighters were routinely staging bold and bloody strikes inside Kandahar. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z His hand might be forced if Taliban forces are on the verge of overrunning Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, or even Kabul, where the United States maintains an embassy with some 4,000 people. As Taliban Capture Cities, U.S. Says Afghan Forces Must Fend for Themselves 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The last-ditch effort to prop up the Afghan security forces helped in some areas including Kandahar, a linchpin of the South and a former Taliban stronghold where fighting intensified in recent weeks. As Afghan Cities Fall to Taliban, Brutal New Chapter Unfolds 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Insurgents late Saturday also fired mortars at the home of the governor of Kandahar and at the local airport. Taliban continues capturing more cities in Afghanistan 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z And the government is desperate to defend Kandahar, a symbol of the state’s reach and an economic hub essential for trade to and from Pakistan through its checkpoints, bridges and highways. On Afghanistan’s Front Line, There Are No Good Choices 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z That triggered renewed U.S. engagement in the Pashtun heartland, including areas north of Kandahar. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Air Force continues to aid the Afghan air force’s bombing of Taliban targets in southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces as Afghan security forces try to prevent a Taliban takeover. Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Fighting also continued around the major western city of Herat, in Kandahar city in the south and in other provincial capitals. Taliban Seize Afghan Provincial Capital Just Weeks Before Final U.S. Withdrawal 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Other provincial capitals under pressure include Herat in the west and Kandahar in the south. Taliban capture regional capital - Afghan officials 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z On a warm evening earlier this month, both Afghan and Taliban flags flew atop a nearby mountain, a Buddhist-turned-Islamic shrine cut into its side — the clearest marker of Kandahar’s western front line. On Afghanistan’s Front Line, There Are No Good Choices 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z “Mullah Yaqoob argued that when U.S. didn’t fulfil their commitment why should Taliban be made to follow the accord?” said one of the commanders, based in Kandahar, referring to the group’s military chief. Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kandahar provinces in the south of the country thousands of Afghans were displaced by the fighting and living in miserable conditions. Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z He also said in Helmand and Kandahar "there are reported increased civilian casualties, destruction or damage to civilian houses, as well as to critical infrastructure and hospitals." U.N. concerned about civilians in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z But his hand might be forced if Taliban forces are on the verge of overrunning Kandahar or even Kabul, where the United States maintains an embassy, with some 4,000 people. U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan Could Be a Sign of What Comes Next 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z At least 10 civilians killed, 85 wounded in #Lashkagah & at least 5 killed, 42 wounded in #Kandahar in last 3 days alone. Afghanistan fighting traps terrified Lashkar Gah residents 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z “The operations in Kandahar and Herat are very much important to us and our priority is to capture the two crucial airports or airbases in Kandahar and Herat,” the Taliban commander in Kandahar said. Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The two other provincial capitals under siege are in the neighboring province of Kandahar, also in the south, and in western Herat province. Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Seizing control of Kandahar would be a huge victory for the Taliban, giving them a grip on the south of the country. Afghanistan: General says Taliban gains threaten global security 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z But administration officials say the Pentagon will most likely request authorization from the president for another air campaign in the next months, should Kandahar or Kabul, the capital, appear on the verge of falling. U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan Could Be a Sign of What Comes Next 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Seizing control of Kandahar would be a hugely symbolic victory for the Taliban, giving them a grip on the south of the country. Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Kandahar and Herat are the second- and third-largest cities of Afghanistan by population. Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Embassy in the capital Kabul tweeted a statement accusing the Taliban of killing dozens of civilians in the area of Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province. US, UK embassies in Afghanistan accuse Taliban of possible war crimes 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Gen. Ajmal Shinwari, a security forces spokesperson, said at a news conference on Sunday that all troops were on high alert due to “the emergency situations” in Kandahar and Herat. Taliban advances into major Afghan cities for first time in two decades 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters launched rockets over the weekend at the airport in Kandahar, and fierce fighting near Herat shut down the airport there. U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan Could Be a Sign of What Comes Next 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters launched rockets Saturday at airports in Kandahar and Herat, two of the country’s largest cities and busiest economic centers. Taliban advances into major Afghan cities for first time in two decades 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z "Kandahar airport was targeted by us because the enemy were using it as a centre to conduct air strikes against us," Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, told Reuters. Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, flights suspended 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters also remained entrenched in neighborhoods in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, in the country’s south. Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z The U.S. has launched air strikes in support of Afghan forces in Herat, and in southern Kandahar province. Hospital bombed in southern Afghanistan as battles rage 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z One MP in Kandahar told the BBC the city was at serious risk of falling, with tens of thousands of people already displaced and a humanitarian disaster looming. Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z “There was a large blast and the whole room started shaking,” said Massoud Ahmad Pashtun, the chief of Kandahar airport, who was present at the time of the attack. Taliban advances into major Afghan cities for first time in two decades 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Some of the provinces most at risk of a Taliban takeover, like Kandahar and Helmand, were home to thousands of US troops and their local interpreters, who now face threat of capture or execution. From Afghan interpreter to US homeless - until reaching the American dream 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z "We are concerned about the detention of four journalists in Kandahar by National Security Directorate since yesterday," Amnesty International said on Twitter. Afghan authorities arrest local journalists on propaganda charges 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The Afghan media watchdog known as Nai said they returned home to Kandahar on Monday and were arrested by the National Directorate for Security. Group: 4 Afghan journalists arrested by intelligence agency 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z “There are grave concerns that Taliban forces in Kandahar may commit further atrocities to retaliate against the government and security forces,” Patricia Grossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. Afghan Civilian Casualties Soar as U.S. Exits, Monitors Say 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Gen. Ajmal Shinwari, a security forces spokesperson, said at a news conference on Sunday that all troops were on high alert due to “the emergency situations” in Kandahar and Herat province in the west. Taliban advances into major Afghan cities for first time in two decades 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z US forces launched air strikes last week against Taliban militants as they advanced on the city of Kandahar. Afghanistan: Record civilian casualties in 2021, UN reports 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z U.S. forces bombarded Taliban positions in at least four airstrikes last week, including in the southern province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. U.S. prepared to continue airstrikes against Taliban, top commander says 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Canada joined the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan in 2001 with many troops initially based in the provincial capital of Kandahar. Canada to relocate Afghans who assisted in war amid ‘rapidly deteriorating’ security situation 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The captured territory includes parts of the southern province of Kandahar, where the Canadian military spent the longest amount of time during its 13-year mission in the country. Canada to fast-track resettlement of Afghans who helped it 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Kandahar province has traditionally been a Taliban stronghold and fighting there has been heavy in recent weeks with the insurgents capturing the main border crossing with Pakistan in the south, at Spin Boldak. U.S. launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z After Canada’s combat mission in Kandahar ended in 2011, the government offered a program that allowed 800 Afghans, mostly interpreters and their families, to settle in Canada. Canadian Veterans Fill Void to Help Afghans Who Once Worked With Them 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Army soldier with whom he trained Afghan commandos in Kandahar, with pushing through his visa application after it had stalled for years. ‘I’ll Never Forget You’: Veterans Push to Get Afghan Partners in War to the U.S. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The Afghans requested those strikes, as well as those targeting Taliban fighting positions, including at least one strike in the southern province of Kandahar. US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Siddiqui, an Indian national and Reuters staff journalist, was embedded with members of Afghanistan’s elite special forces in the southern province of Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold. Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Since Biden's withdrawal decision, violence has risen sharply with the militants launching major offensives, taking districts and important border crossings and encircling or closing in on several provincial capitals, including Kandahar. U.S. launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Siddiqui was with an Afghan special forces unit attempting to retake the district of Spin Boldak, southeast of Kandahar city along the border with Pakistan. Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photojournalist killed in Afghanistan 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z He made his way back to Kandahar with his mother, who carried his documents because she knew she would not be searched, and he was off to San Francisco. ‘I’ll Never Forget You’: Veterans Push to Get Afghan Partners in War to the U.S. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Clashes continued around Afghanistan, including in southern Kandahar province where the Taliban on Wednesday captured Spin Boldak, a crucial area along the border with Pakistan. Afghan leaders leave for Doha seeking to revive stalled peace talks 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Last week, the Taliban penetrated Kandahar city, Afghanistan’s second largest city, and this week captured an important border crossing with Pakistan, Spin Boldak, in Kandahar Province. Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes were on Wednesday night on the outskirts of the southern city of Kandahar, killing three of their fighters and destroying two vehicles. U.S. launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z On his final assignment, he was embedded with Afghan special forces in the city of Kandahar. Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui captured the people behind the story 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night. Danish Siddiqui: Indian photojournalist killed in Afghanistan 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Video footage posted to social media earlier this week claimed to show a white Taliban flag being flown above the Spin Boldak crossing near Kandahar. Afghanistan: Taliban offers ceasefire for return of prisoners 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z In a series of Twitter posts on Tuesday, Mr. Siddiqui described a rescue mission where commandos tried to save a police officer trapped by Taliban insurgents on the outskirts of Kandahar city. Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Last week, the Taliban forced their way past the perimeter of Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, in the south. Selling Fruit Where the Taliban Stalk the Streets 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Videos being shared on social media show the white flag fluttering above the Spin Boldak crossing near Kandahar. Afghanistan: Taliban flag raised above border crossing with Pakistan 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Afghan government officials were not immediately available to confirm the fall of a town in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province situated next to the Durand Line border with Pakistan. Taliban claims to control key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Soon after the commandos' convoy left the base on Tuesday, it was held up by traffic streaming into Kandahar. Responding to SOS, Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Yet two — Kandahar in the south and Badghis in the north — are under siege. Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Ghazni is on the main road between Kabul and Kandahar city. Taliban surround central Afghan city of Ghazni - officials 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The border post dividing the Afghan town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province on one side and the Pakistani town of Chaman on the other, is the second busiest crossing between the countries. Afghanistan: Taliban flag raised above border crossing with Pakistan 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z He had a close call in 2018 when a rogue Afghan bodyguard in Kandahar province opened fire in and killed a powerful Afghan police chief standing near Miller. In symbolic end to war, U.S. general to step down from command in Afghanistan 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Kandahar is once again contested, along with much of the rest of Afghanistan. Responding to SOS, Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z "India is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in Afghanistan," Bagchi said, adding that India's consulate in Kandahar was being run by local staff temporarily. India pulls officials from Afghanistan's Kandahar as Taliban widens control 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters entered Kandahar’s Seventh Police District Friday, seizing houses and engaging with security forces in the area, said Bahir Ahmadi, the spokesman for the Kandahar governor. Taliban Enter Kandahar City and Seize Border Posts 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z In 1984, during the Soviet occupation, a rocket fired by an anti-Soviet mujahideen landed in front of their children’s school in Kandahar, killing another son and three daughters, the family said. Special Report-Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the Taliban captured another area in southern Kandahar province. Afghanistan: All foreign troops must leave by deadline - Taliban 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z In Wardak province, fighters took over a town that straddles the highway leading south to Kandahar city. U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warns of chaotic civil war 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z But they’ve held back from capturing big provincial capitals such as Kandahar or Jalalabad, perhaps because they fear U.S. reprisals or maybe just because their forces are stretched. Opinion | In Afghanistan, a summer of pain awaits 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Kandahar Province, the main city in Afghanistan’s ethnic Pashtun heartland in the south, was the birthplace of the Taliban during the country’s civil war in the 1990s. Taliban Enter Kandahar City and Seize Border Posts 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The dwindling number of UH-60 maintenance contractors, who have pulled back entirely from Kandahar, means the helicopters have to fly to Kabul for repairs and upkeep. Afghanistan's air force is a rare U.S.-backed success story. It may soon fail. 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Within weeks, he survived a shocking attack in Kandahar province. He spent years at war in Afghanistan. Now he commands the U.S. withdrawal. 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Intervening to protect Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, would be far less certain, one official said. U.S. weighs possibility of airstrikes if Afghan forces face crisis 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z The former Army sniper was court-martialed for the 2012 mass murder of 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar, Afghanistan, but spared the death penalty. As an Auburn police officer’s murder trial looms, families grieve 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z The Taliban claimed they overran the base, located along a west-south highway linking the cities of Kandahar and Herat, late Thursday. Afghan army: 20 die in hit on Taliban, including civilians 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Mohammadi, the veteran, was wounded six years ago in Zhari district in southern Kandahar province, once the spiritual heartland of the Taliban until their ouster in 2001 by U.S.-led coalition forces. Afghan forces demoralized, rife with corruption 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Weeks after the attack in Kandahar, political turmoil erupted at home. He spent years at war in Afghanistan. Now he commands the U.S. withdrawal. 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The outlook is even bleaker for women, who are set to lose the most in a Taliban takeover of Kandahar. As U.S. quits Afghanistan, a fight for Kandahar looms. Not all want the government to win 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Kandahar Airfield, once one of the largest U.S. bases in Afghanistan, was quietly shuttered this month along with several other smaller bases. Pentagon Accelerates Withdrawal From Afghanistan 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Kandahar was the spiritual heartland of the Taliban until its ouster from power in 2001. World Digest: May 19, 2021 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Kandahar was the spiritual heartland of the Taliban until their ouster in 2001 by the U.S.-led coalition. US offers reward for American woman missing in Afghanistan 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z A roadside bomb in Kandahar killed five civilians Thursday, among them three children. A Fragile Ceasefire Lets Afghans Risk Travel for Eid 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Hidden within the walls of a compound in a nondescript neighborhood of Kandahar, it offers women a radio station focused on female issues, a health club, a library and classes in literacy and sewing. As U.S. quits Afghanistan, a fight for Kandahar looms. Not all want the government to win 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z On Thursday, blasts in Kandahar and Kunduz provinces killed nine people. Afghanistan war: Kabul mosque blast shatters calm for Eid 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z At the war’s peak, more than 30,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Kandahar, the Taliban heartland. Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipers 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z At the war’s peak more than 30,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Kandahar, the Taliban heartland. Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipers 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z In the country’s south, a roadside bomb struck a car in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, killing five civilians, including a woman and children, said a spokesman for the provincial police. World Digest: May 13, 2021 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The fall of Kandahar, perhaps more than any other city, would confirm the futility of America’s project in Afghanistan. As U.S. quits Afghanistan, a fight for Kandahar looms. Not all want the government to win 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Nirkh district is important because it runs along the central highway that links Kabul to southern Kandahar province, a Taliban heartland. Afghan officials: Taliban gain control of a district HQ 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z In the south, aside from nearly encircling the capital of Helmand Province, the Taliban seized a key dam in neighboring Kandahar. Pentagon Struggles to Wean Afghan Military Off American Air Support 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Gunmen shot dead a finance ministry employee and former news anchor in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, provincial officials said on Thursday, the latest in a spate of attacks in recent weeks. Gunmen shoot dead former news anchor in Afghanistan's Kandahar 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Their job was to close Kandahar before moving on to the next U.S. base, but there were only so many installations left to dismantle. Day 1 of the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z A small outpost outside Kandahar relies on decrepit Soviet-era armored vehicles to defend its position. The U.S. Built the Afghan Military Over 20 Years. Will It Last One More? 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z The traffic accident took place on Monday night, on a highway linking the Afghan capital and southern Kandahar province, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian. Afghan official says buses crash head-on, killing 7 people 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Taliban militants staged a massive jailbreak in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as some 480 inmates escaped through a tunnel that had been dug over a matter of months. Today in History 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Marc Polymeropoulos, a retired CIA officer, recalled being in Kandahar in early 2002 some time after scores of Afghans had been hanged by the Taliban in a soccer stadium. After troops leave Afghanistan, U.S. will face challenges maintaining counterterrorism capability 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z As a 25-year-old Ranger, he parachuted into the night over Kandahar Province five weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. ‘No Victory Dance’: Veterans of Afghan War Feel Torn Over Pullout 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z |
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