Mazar-i-Sharif love

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  • proper noun An city in Afghanistan.

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Examples

  • Four protesters also died in the violence in Mazar-i-Sharif, which is on a list of the first seven areas of the country where Afghan security forces are slated to take over from the U.S.-led coalition starting in July.

    7 killed by Afghans angry over Quran burning 2011

  • And it was a matter of days later that things looked quite good, and as I recall Mazar-i-Sharif, and then the other cities began to fall.

    CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2003 2003

  • Four protesters also died in the violence in Mazar-i-Sharif, which is on a list of the first seven areas of the country where Afghan security forces are slated to take over from the U.S.-led coalition starting in July.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • Four protesters also died in the violence in Mazar-i-Sharif, which is on a list of the first seven areas of the country where Afghan security forces are slated to take over from the U.S.-led coalition starting in July.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The most recent attacks were in Kabul and eastern Laghman province, while a deadly attack against the United Nations earlier this month happened in the previously peaceful northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

    Taliban militant kills 2 inside Afghan Defense Ministry 2011

  • Members of its secretariat get deployed hither and yon (this year so far to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Haiti) and as a body it has taken responsibility for training Afghan police in Mazar-i-Sharif and coordinating the police aspects of the EU military mission in Bosnia.

    April Books 1) The Emperor's Babe, by Bernardine Evaristo 50books_poc 2010

  • In April, an attack in Mazar-i-Sharif killed 11 people — including seven foreign U.N. employees.

    NATO gives security to Afghans in eastern capital 2011

  • Zadar says there are already plans to hold a similar exhibit in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, another event in Kabul next year, and in the meantime, invite Afghan businesses to visit Iran.

    Iranian Businesses Look to Afghanistan for Growth 2011

  • Separately, a bomb planted on a bicycle killed at least four civilians, including a child, and wounded 10 others in Mazar-i-Sharif.

    Afghan Forces Take Security Control Despite Deadly Attacks 2011

  • Separately, a bomb planted on a bicycle killed at least four civilians, including a child, and wounded 10 others in Mazar-i-Sharif.

    Afghan Forces Take Security Control Despite Deadly Attacks 2011

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  • An city?

    November 30, 2021