Kabul

//ˈkɑːbəl// name

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  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
  2. 2
    A province of Afghanistan.
  3. 3
    A river rising in the Hindu Kush of northeastern Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan and flowing roughly 700 kilometers before merging into the Indus river at Attock, Pakistan.

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capital of afghanistan

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"Kabul is Afghanistan's capital city."

Etymology

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

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