MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The municipality has launched an anti-encroachment drive in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, while street vendors want an alternative place for their businesses.
Mazar-i-Sharif city mayor Mohammad Kazim Tariq told Pajhwok Afghan News the drive was aimed at reducing congestion and bringing order.
He said so far thousands of roadside stalls had been removed and all such stalls would be removed.
He said no one would be allowed to install booths and carts in front of shops or sell goods on roadsides or harm the beauty of the provincial . . .
