kandak

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Noun[edit]

kandak (plural kandaks)

  1. A unit in the Afghan army that works in cooperation with American forces.
    • 2008, John Mackinlay, Terence McNamee, Greg Mills, International peace-building for the 21st century, page 29:
      Once a kandak has been trained and equipped, it is posted to an area of the country where it conducts counter-insurgency operations.
    • 2013, The Engineer, page 41:
      Team Beast was there to advise, assist, and train the Afghan kandak; to increase its operational effectiveness; and to help it enable its brigade.
    • 2015, Mark Evans, Andrew Sharples, Code Black: Cut off and facing overwhelming odds: the siege of Nad Ali, →ISBN:
      The kandak was going to raid the village and arrest or kill any enemies they found inside.
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