More than 3,500 Afghan citizens gather to celebrate
Summary
More than 3,500 Afghan citizens gather to celebrate the Persian New Year, known to Afghans as “Nowruz,” at the Shah Maqsud Shrine in Kandahar province's Khakrez District, March 21. Some traveled more than 250 miles to attend the celebrations, driving from as far away as Kabul and Herat province.
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kandahar province
special forces
afghan new year
nowruz
special operations task force south
panjwai district
khakrez district
kandahar security
shah maqsuud shrine
persian new year
sgt benjamin watson
nato special operations component command afghanistan
afghanistan
kandahar celebrates a new year
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war in afghanistan 2001 2021
Date
21/03/2011
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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