On Sunday, a large crowd of people participated in the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony, marking Nowruz-- the Persian New Year -- at the Hazrat Ali Shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province.
As many as 6,000 people, including women and children, on Monday arrived in Gulghundai Valley and enjoyed the second day of the new year.
Music, dance and other . . .
