Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A landlocked country of southwest-central Asia. Frequently dominated since ancient times by foreign empires, Afghanistan gained full independence only in 1919. The USSR invaded in 1979 but met fierce resistance from Afghan insurgents and withdrew its troops in 1989. The resulting power vacuum led to the rise of the Taliban, which established strict Islamic rule over most of the country. The Taliban was overthrown by a US-led invasion in 2001 that set up a pro-Western government, although armed resistance continued in many parts of the country. Kabul is the capital and the largest city.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a mountainous country in central Asia.
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- proper noun A landlocked country in Central
Asia . Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Capital:Kabul . Official languages:Persian (Dari ),Pashto .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
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Examples
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While Cordesman has reams of publication devoted to Afghanistan, the most substantial analysis and policy recommendation paper from the last few months in my mind is Winning Afghanistan*.
There’s something happening here but what it is aint exactly clear (Corrected) | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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HAMID KARZAI, PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN: For a number of years, maybe for another 15 to 20 years, Afghanistan will not be able to sustain a force of that nature and capability with its own resources.
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Stefano Rellandini/Reuters IN AFGHANISTAN: Children looked at a Canadian soldier in a NATO-led coalition in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday.
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ABDUL RAHIM WARDAK, AFGHANISTAN DEFENSE MINISTER: We believe that victory's in our grasp, only we have to vindicate the resources which is required, because the whole campaign in Afghanistan was under-resources for many, many years.
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RICHARD HOLBROOKE, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN: A war going on in Afghanistan and the related war going on in the western tribal areas of Pakistan, and the combination is extraordinarily toxic.
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DAVID MCKIERNAN, NATO AFGHANISTAN COMMANDER: The word I don't use for Afghanistan is the word surge.
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SENLIS AFGHANISTAN: Well, I have been living and working in southern Afghanistan and Kandahar for the last few years and I am familiar with this prison.
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AFGHANISTAN: FROM UK, RUSSIAN TO USA yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'AFGHANISTAN: FROM UK, RUSSIAN TO USA'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The new US Government is planning to increase the war effort in Afghanistan and reduce the war effort in Iraq.
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DAVID MCKIERNAN, NATO AFGHANISTAN COMMANDER: The word I don't use for Afghanistan is the word surge.
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HAMID KARZAI, AFGHANISTAN: The security situation in Afghanistan over the past two years has definitely deteriorated.
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