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Balkh

American

[bahlkh] / bɑlx /

noun

a town in northern Afghanistan: capital of ancient Bactria; center of Zoroastrianism.

Balkh British

/ bɑːlk /

noun

a region of N Afghanistan, corresponding to ancient Bactria. Chief town: Mazar-i-Sharif

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But they spotted a new pattern in the Balkh region from 2018 onwards.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

Balkh, including northern Afghanistan's largest city Mazar-i-Sharif, was among the first areas to fall to the Taliban before they captured the capital Kabul in August 2021.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

Violations were recorded across all 34 provinces, with the greatest number recorded in Kabul, Kandahar and Balkh provinces.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

Hujatullah Mujadidi, who heads the Association of Free Journalists of Afghanistan, said the cultural center in Balkh held the event to honor media personnel from the north of the country.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

The city, which is identical with the ancient Bactra or Zainaspa, is now for the most part a mass of ruins, situated on the right bank of the Balkh river, 1200 ft. above the sea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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