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Kabul[a] is the capital city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into 22 municipal districts. In 2023 its population was estimated to be 4.95 million people. [3] .
Oct 5, 2024 · Kabul, city, capital of the province of Kabul and of Afghanistan. It is the largest urban center in the country and also its political and economic hub. It is located along strategic trade routes and served as the first capital of the Mughal Empire under Babur.
Dec 10, 2021 · Inside the Fall of Kabul. Against all predictions, the Taliban took the Afghan capital in a matter of hours. This is the story of why and what came after, by a reporter and photographer who...
On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan 's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban.
Aug 26, 2021 · Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern part of the country, in a narrow valley that is situated between the Hindu Kush Mountains. This location has been historically strategic, as it is the crossroads between Western Asia and Eastern Asia.
May 16, 2024 · Three years after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghans who fled to London share their experiences.
Aug 14, 2021 · US troops now in Kabul will be able to airlift thousands of people a day, officials say. European countries are also scrambling to get their nationals out of Afghanistan. Fighting is also...
Aug 15, 2021 · The Taliban has claimed victory in Afghanistan after taking over the capital Kabul, bringing to a swift end almost 20 years of a US-led coalition's presence in the country.
Aug 15, 2021 · The Taliban has claimed victory in Afghanistan after taking over the capital Kabul, bringing to a swift end almost 20 years of a US-led coalition's presence in the country. Fighters have seized...
Aug 15, 2021 · Afghan security forces patrol in the Afghan capital of Kabul city, Afghanistan, on Sunday. It's been a day of fast-moving developments in Afghanistan, with Taliban forces quickly closing in...
Aug 16, 2021 · Chaos erupted at Kabul's airport as thousands of Afghans were left uncertain of their safety and livelihood after Taliban forces in Afghanistan occupied the capital city.
Aug 16, 2021 · Washington (CNN) The Taliban edged closer to solidifying control of Afghanistan on Sunday, including entering the presidential palace in Kabul hours after former President Ashraf Ghani fled the...
Aug 15, 2021 · The Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday, completing the near total takeover of Afghanistan two decades after the American military drove them from power. A frenzied evacuation of U.S. diplomats and...
Sep 8, 2021 · Afghan people queue up outside Azizi Bank in Kabul, 15 August 2021. As day broke there was growing unease among residents as reports emerged of Taliban fighters arriving at the city gates, and...
Aug 15, 2021 · The Afghan government collapsed after the Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday. Evacuations of international diplomats and civilians have been underway at the international airport in the capital....
Aug 27, 2021 · A powerful bomb blast struck the perimeter of Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday, as civilians continued to seek to escape on flights from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Aug 28, 2021 · What we're covering. Thirteen US service members were killed and 18 were injured in an attack at Kabul’s airport, the head of the US Central Command said. More than 170 people were killed and...
Kabul has been the capital of Afghanistan since about 1776. Kabul has about 3,290,000 residents and an elevation of 1,798 metres. Mapcarta, the open map.
Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000. [1] . Ths includes Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras and some other smaller ethnic groups. [2] . It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world. [3][4] It is 1,800 meters, or 5,900 feet above-sea-level.
Aug 14, 2021 · KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Saturday captured Mazar-e-Sharif, a key city in the north of Afghanistan, as they continued to advance on the country's capital Kabul.
The Kabul River (Urdu: دریائے کابل; Dari: دریای کابل; Pashto: د کابل سیند), the classical Cophen / ˈ k oʊ f eɪ n /, is a 700-kilometre-long (430 mi) river that emerges in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush mountains in the northeastern part of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan.It is separated from the watershed of the Helmand River by the Unai Pass.
12 hours ago · NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Saad Mohseni, CEO of a media company in Afghanistan. His new book is called "Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul."
Oct 27, 2023 · KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from an explosion in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Afghanistan’s capital increased to four, with seven people critically injured, a police spokesperson said Friday .
4 days ago · The new Kabul project will be one of the largest urban development projects in Afghanistan’s history and is expected to be completed by 2040. Water, electricity, sewage systems, and roadworks ...
In this program, you will see the beauty of different areas of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in video formatپه دې خپرونه کې به تاسو د افغانستان پلازمینې...
1 day ago · FILE - Afghan migrants ride in a pickup truck along a desert road toward the Iran border, Feb. 17, 2022. Dozens of Afghans were reportedly killed by Iranian forces while illegally crossing the ...
1 day ago · M 5.9 - 40 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan. 2024-10-16 18:56:51 (UTC) 36.561°N 70.590°E. 203.4 km depth. Interactive Map.
Sep 8, 2021 · Afghan people queue up outside Azizi Bank in Kabul, 15 August 2021. As day broke there was growing unease among residents as reports emerged of Taliban fighters arriving at the city gates,...
