al-Qa'ida, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Qaeda, Base - an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries

Loya Jirga - a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Grand Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"

Asian country, Asian nation - countries occupying the Asian continent

Herat - a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities

Jalalabad - a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)

capital of Afghanistan, Kabul - the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan

Kandahar, Qandahar - a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center

Mazar-i-Sharif - a city in northern Afghanistan

Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains - a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas

Khyber Pass - a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India

Afghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan