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kandak

kandak noun: a unit in the Afghan army that works in cooperation with American forces.

Noun

kandak (plural kandaks)

  1. A unit in the Afghan army that works in cooperation with American forces.
    • Once a kandak has been trained and equipped, it is posted to an area of the country where it conducts counter-insurgency operations.2008, John Mackinlay, Terence McNamee, Greg Mills, International peace-building for the 21st century, page 29
    • Team Beast was there to advise, assist, and train the Afghan kandak; to increase its operational effectiveness; and to help it enable its brigade.2013, The Engineer, page 41

Forms of kandak

pluralkandaks

Questions about kandak

What does kandak mean?
Kandak means a unit in the Afghan army that works in cooperation with American forces.
What part of speech is kandak?
Kandak is a noun.
What is the plural of kandak?
The plural of kandak is kandaks.

Words near kandak in the dictionary

  1. kanchukis
  2. Kancoona
  3. Kanda
  4. Kandahar
  5. Kandahdhoo
  6. kandak
  7. kandake
  8. kandakes
  9. kandaks
  10. Kandal
  11. Kandalaksha

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