Video: A new women's business market has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of northern Balkh province.

People from different parts of Afghanistan gather to picnic in the border town of Hairatan, in Balkh province, which lies on the banks of the Amu Darya. Besides relishing the freshly netted ‘catch of the day’, Hairatan also sometimes serves as a pit

Video: Traditional wrestling commences after Nawroz (New Year) and being prolonged for forty days in northern Balkh province.

Video: Landslides that have continued to hit a mountainous village in the Marmal district of northern Balkh province over the past eight days have finally stopped, villagers said.

Worshippers and pilgrims feed the doves outside the great Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of the Province of Balkh in Afghanistan. 26/06/2008

Video: A NATO-led foreign soldier was killed and five others were wounded in a traffic accident in northern Balkh province prompting security to be heightened. 17th May 2011.

Video: Three children were killed and two others injured in a blast in the northern province of Balkh on officials said. Afghanistan. 24th May 2011

Seven foreign workers with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif in the northern province of Balkh, said a UN spokesperson, after protests over the burning of a holy Quran by a U.S. church pastor.

Afghanistan takes part in traditional celebrations for Nowruz, The New Year, for Persian New Year.

Three children were killed and two others injured in a blast in the northern province of Balkh on officials said. Afghanistan. 24th May 2011

In the first night of every New Year, Balkh has Pyrotechnic Celebration and it was organized and financial supported by Arzu TV.

Construction of a new water supply system in Balkh province has begun. The homes of around 400 families will be connected to the water supply system. Three in access points in public places will be additionally installed. The ceremony to mark the sta

Gen. Stanley McChrystal commander of NATO's , speaks with Afghan Border Police officials crossing the Amu Darya River. Balkh, Afghanistan. 27/05/2010. Photos by Mark O'Donald

Conduct literacy and numeracy training for the interested business women in Balkh province. This training will be for one hour each day and three days in a week and they are following the Ministry of Education literacy curriculum.

The project envisions helping 8,069 women/men who have a plot of land to cultivate the seeds in or around their house compounds to develop kitchen gardens increasing the family income.

A 23 year old Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif. First-time mother Sara Gul expressed joy but is daunted at the prospect of raising them. Afghanistan. 25th January 2012

Ahmed lives in Mazar e Sharif and has two different coloured eyes. Afghanistan. 25/02/2006

The judicial and justices employees’ capacity is very low in Faryab and Jawzjan provinces.

Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of ISAF/U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, talks with Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a senior Afghan adviser and head of the Afghan transition process prior to attending the capital city of Lashkar Gah. 19th July 2011

In one of snowy night Demotix reporter went together with ADWSO (Afghanistan Development welfare and Services Organization) team in middle of city for helping whose people sleeping under the snow in sidewalk way.

Buzkashi is a traditional and national game in Afghanistan. It is somewhat similar to Polo, but riders grab a headless goat or a calf instead of a ball. Afghanistan. 9th January 2012

Profile of Juma Khan Hamdard, the current Governor of Paktia province. Afghanistan. 15/11/2009.

During Ramadan, Mazār-e Sharīf becomes alive with the fervour of the devout. Also known as Mazāri Sharīf, the name of this city literally means "Noble Shrine," a reference to the large, blue-tiled mosque in the centre of the city known as the Shrine.