Kandahar -- The sound of heavy equipment echoes in the courtyard outside of Sarposa prison in Kandahar city.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toronto Sun] Reference

Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN -- Canadian troops have swept through a volatile district west of Kandahar in an operation designed to ferret out nests of insurgents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Afstan: Canadians back in combat/Yankee imperialism/Brits, Canadians and US Marines] Reference

Kandahar AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN - Fighting has dropped off to zero in the province of Kandahar this year, according to the outgoing commander of the Canadian battle group here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Afstan: Different ways of viewing the glass] Reference

Kandahar, Afghanistan -- A Canadian soldier was injured in Kandahar today when an improvised explosive device detonated near the armoured vehicle in which troops were travelling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

Mullah Masood Akhundzada, guardian of the Shrine of the Blessed Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad, in Kandahar, is wary of guests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Security Blanket] Reference

Aurangzib failed to wrest Kandahar from the Persians.    From Wordnik.com.  [1616] Reference

TOM BOWMAN: Kandahar is the birthplace of the Taliban movement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Afghan Fighting Season May Be Over Until Spring] Reference

Failure in Kandahar would be a major setback for the NATO force.    From Wordnik.com.  [Afghan War Enters 10th Year With Uncertain Future Under Obama] Reference

Baghdad turned out not to be Berlin and Kandahar is surely not Tokyo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andrew Bacevich: The Long War: Year Ten Lost in the Desert with the GPS on the Fritz] Reference

Army division, was seriously injured in Kandahar province by a land-mine explosion.    From Wordnik.com.  [No UN Staff Hurt in Afghan Suicide Attack] Reference

Babylon, N.Y., died April 24 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of non-combat related injuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

NATO forces have cleared villages before, including in Kandahar province, and failed to hold them.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. operations in Kandahar push out Taliban] Reference

Orleans, La., died June 7 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulf War II] Reference

Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam, 39, of Columbus, Ga., died Dec. 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a result of.    From Wordnik.com.  [KIA KIA/BNR] Reference

The coalition says the man was being held in Kandahar province, after being captured in an operation Saturday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gunmen Kill 8 Private Security Guards in Afghanistan] Reference

Blasts killed nine in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where the Taliban are fighting to keep a grip on their stronghold.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's News: World-Wide] Reference

He said he has directed a team of military historians to come to the bases in Kandahar to chronicle the campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Eyes of the world' on soliders, Petraeus says at medal ceremony in Afghanistan] Reference

And yet, until this year, ALP/S was hardly visible in Kandahar, and only rarely had an international presence here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scents & Sensibility] Reference

The province is home to Afghanistan's second-largest city, also called Kandahar, which is the hub of the country's south.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Some pockets of control have been established in Kandahar and neighboring districts but roadside bombs are still extremely common.    From Wordnik.com.  [Suicide Bombers Attack UN Compound In Afghanistan] Reference

The fight in Kandahar, unlike the previous U. S.-led operation in Marja, has also benefited from a more intensive campaign by U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. operations in Kandahar push out Taliban] Reference

Weaver was leading that unit on patrol Sept. 9 when he was killed by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Todd W. Weaver, soldier killed in Afghanistan, was humble leader] Reference

Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks, 24, of Rogers, Ark. Both Marines died April 15 while conducting combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [KIA KIA/BNR] Reference

The province of Kandahar is purportedly the most critical to winning the war, considering it's the birthplace and spiritual cradle of the Taliban.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Hughes: Bush Created A No-Win Situation in Afghanistan for Obama] Reference

So even though signs are looking good in Kandahar right now, I think the U.S. is going to be certainly careful before calling it a full-out success.    From Wordnik.com.  [Afghanistan Juggles Fraud, War And Maybe Peace] Reference

Associated Press -- KABUL, Afghanistan -- A photographer for The New York Times was seriously injured when he stepped on a mine Saturday in Kandahar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joao Silva, New York Times Photographer, Wounded In Afghanistan] Reference

Associated Press -- KABUL, Afghanistan -- A photographer for The New York Times was seriously injured when he stepped on a mine Saturday in Kandahar province.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joao Silva, New York Times Photographer, Wounded In Afghanistan] Reference

Several American soldiers from a Stryker brigade that was based in Kandahar are already accused of murdering Afghan civilians for sport and mutilating their bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. soldier accused of shooting Afghan prisoner] Reference

So if I have problems tomorrow in Kandahar, I did not need to bring in forces from the north; I could have called in on the reserves in Kandahar to go and resolve the problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Prince Abdul Ali Seraj: U.S. Weakening of Karzai Could Spell Disaster for Afghanistan] Reference