Mohammad Fahim reports that the administrative center of Balkh province, Mazar-I-Sharif, faced a terrible day when a largest eight floors market went on fire , and posts some pictures as well. Global ...

The city became a centre for education, and in 980 AD the philosopher-scientist Ibn Sina was born in Balkh, as was the poet Ferdowsi. Its reputation as a place of learning persisted, judging by ...