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Kandahar (English: / ˈ k æ n d ə h ɑːr /; Pashto: کندهار, romanized: Kandahār; Dari: قندهار, romanized: Qandahār) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1,010 m (3,310 ft). It is Afghanistan's second largest city, after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118 in ...
Kandahar city became a base of U.S. army forces (at Kandahar Airfield), [33] new construction efforts, [34] and was the site of an assassination attempt on Hamid Karzai. [20] [33] In the following years, a new Taliban insurgency fought against the U.S. and NATO, mostly in Kandahar and Helmand Province.
Kandahar is the second largest city and the former capital of Afghanistan. The city is located in southern Afghanistan. The city is located in southern Afghanistan. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ]
As of January 2012, Kandahar Airfield has a population of roughly 26,000 personnel. The United States Army Corps of Engineers began expansion work with the addition of new facilities for the Afghan Air Force. Since 2011, modified Beechcraft King Airs have been used by the US Army for surveillance and reconnaissance within Afghanistan. [35]
The following table lists the province, population in 2024, [3] [4] area in square kilometers [2] and population density. Afghan provinces and demographic data Province
In Kandahar in 1891 a population census was carried out, according to which 31,514 people lived in the city, of which 16,064 were men and 15,450 were women. [ 24 ] From 1979 until the end of 1983, some 5 million people left the country to take shelter in neighbouring northwestern Pakistan and eastern Iran.
Kandahar District or Dand District is situated in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the city of Kandahar. It borders Panjwai District to the west, Arghandab District to the north, Shah Wali Kot District to the northeast and Daman District to the east and south. The population is 468,200 (2006). [1]
Kandahar Province: Population • Total. 2,400: Singesar, also spelt Sangesar and Sangsar (Persian/Pashto: سنگيسار), is a Pashtun village 25 miles (40 km) west ...