Various news views from Balkh province, Mazar-e-Sharif city, Afghanistan.

Sharif, Balkh Province, was held with little fanfare under the shadow of the Taliban.

As the Taliban advanced northward toward Mazar-i Sharif in mid-July, civilians began to leave the city, with most heading south toward the mountains bordering the predominantly Hazara region of ...

The human rights abuses committed by the Taliban during the capture of Mazar-i Sharif shock the conscience and violate the most elementary principles of international humanitarian law. The Taliban ...