An man cleans the yard of the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, July 12, 2020. After a five-month shutdown due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan -- What would Afghanistan look like without war? It could look like the oasis of peace that is the Blue Mosque standing in its flower-filled park in the center of Mazar ...

One moment Mazar-i-Sharif, the voluptuous Afghanistan city, teemed with vitality. ... On Thursday, it was business-as-usual in the ancient city of Mazar, home to the iconic Blue Mosque.

Mazar-e-Sharif. At sunup the other day, a white pigeon flew through the open window of my bathroom and settled, cooing, on the edge of the sink. A good omen, said my young translator, Ramesh. An ...

opinion Commentary. I got permission from the Taliban to leave Mazar-e-Sharif, but my Afghan friends remain behind The first dawn came, and it went, with no option but to hunker down.

Great Big Story. Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque Is Surrounded by White Doves. Posted: December 27, 2023 | Last updated: November 7, 2024. Discover the serenity of Mazar e Sharif, home to the ...

Twice in the past four years, Northern Alliance commander Rashid Dostum has had to flee Mazar-i-Sharif, the city he once ruled. Once he had to bribe his own men to let him out of town before the ...

She put on the traditional gown, which she usually didn't wear, and drove to the Blue Mosque. There, at the holiest place in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, she swallowed malathion, an ...

Nothing ever completely stops the sprawling Persian New Year party in Mazar-i-Sharif. ... who presided over the ceremonial raising of the jahenda bala banner at the city’s magnificent Blue Mosque.