AIBAK (Pajhwok): Braving security checks and coronavirus fears, thousands of people celebrated the New Persian 1399 in northern Samangan province despite police warning.
The Afghan government recently announced scrapping Nawruz celebrations over risk of coronavirus spread. The government also asked people through media to avoid making crowds.
Takht-i Rustam or Stupa of Takht-e Rostam is a stupa-monastery complex two kilometers south of Aibak, the provincial capital. It is the only place where thousands of people from across Samangan province gather for celebrating New Year.
A day earlier, Samangan police announced . . .
