Crossword Clue: Capital of Afghanistan
Here's the answer to the Capital of Afghanistan crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: KABUL
The answer to "Capital of Afghanistan" is KABUL. Kabul is a 5-letter word made up of 2 vowels and 3 consonants, beginning with K and ending with L. In a crossword grid it occupies a 5-square slot, and each of its letters also forms part of a word crossing it — so even if the clue stumps you, the crossing entries will usually hand you enough letters to fill it in.
Origin & meaning
Kabul sits in a high valley of the Hindu Kush mountains at over 5,800 feet. It has been a strategic crossroads on trade routes for more than 3,500 years. The Kabul River runs through the historic city.
Common usage
Kabul turns up frequently in crosswords precisely because of that letter mix. Short, vowel-friendly words like KABUL are a constructor's best friend: they interlock cleanly with longer entries and help a grid come together without awkward letter clashes. When you see a 5-letter slot and already have a crossing letter or two, KABUL is often quick to confirm — especially once the K or L is in place.
Crossword trivia
Because it is only 5 letters long, KABUL appears far more often in daily mini and themed puzzles than longer, more obscure words. Regular solvers come to recognize it on sight, and it is exactly the kind of entry worth committing to memory: the more common short words you know cold, the faster your solve times become.
Stuck on this clue?
If "Capital of Afghanistan" has you stuck, don't force it — jump to the clues crossing this slot instead. Filling in even one or two intersecting letters usually makes KABUL obvious. That crossing-first approach is the single most useful habit for improving at crosswords, and it works on everything from the quick daily Mini to a full Sunday grid.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue KABUL — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing KABUL into the grid took no time at all."
- "Kabul is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Capital of Afghanistan' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in KABUL almost immediately."
- "Once the K was confirmed by the crossing word, KABUL was the only entry that fit."