CHARIKAR celebrations) in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province.
The 40-day Gul-i-Sorkh or Nowruz celebrations take place in Mazar-i-Sharif each year. Thousands of people from different provinces visit the northern city to participate in the celebrations and visit the Hazrat Ali (RWA) shrine.
On the eve of the new solar year (March 20), thousands of people from Kabul and other provinces travel to Balkh province through the Salang Pass . . .
