MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Local officials say they are taking steps to celebrate the new solar year in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, despite fears of insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Information and culture officials expect around 100,000 people to participate in new solar year celebrations in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Some shopkeepers and hoteliers in the city say insecurity on highways, criminal incidents in the provincial capital and Covid-19 had discouraged guests from other provinces travelling to Mazar-i-Sharif for the festival.
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