Mazar-i-Sharif
Americannoun
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But at Rawze-e-Sharif shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif, the ceremony did not take place, according to a leader there who did not elaborate on the reason.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2022
A civil engineer from Herat, in western Afghanistan, she had been on the run from the Taliban for a month and was holed up with her husband and two young sons in Mazar-i-Sharif.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2022
In the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province, one head teacher told us that there were no problems and girls were attending school as normal.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2021
One October morning in Mazar-i-Sharif, dozens of men gathered downtown, carrying shovels cobbled together with rough wood and rusted metal.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Suddenly, people were standing in grocery store lines and talking about the cities of my childhood, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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