An Afghan burqa-clad woman walks past the ruins of the house of Sufi mystic and poet Rumi, in Balkh province on February 17, 2025.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLEAfghanistan, Poet, Women
People walking on a vast marble courtyard in front of a blue tiled shrine.People walking on a vast marble courtyard in front of a blue
Shepherd stands beside the flock of sheep in front of ruins of the house of Sufi mystic and poet Rumi, in Balkh province on June 11, 2023.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLEAfghanistan, Poet
Afghan people are seen in front of the shrine of Hazrat-i-Ali, also called the Blue Mosque, in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north...Afghan people are seen in front of the sShrine of Hazrat Ali
Mazar-i-sharif city roundabout with a clock tower and advertising billboards.Mazar-i-sharif city roundabout with a clock tower and
Taliban flag flutters near telecom equipment installed over a rooftop providing internet services overlooking Hazrat-e-Ali Shrine, or Blue Mosque, in...TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-INTERNET-BANAfghanistan, Taliban, Technology
An Afghan woman and a girl walk along the Bodana Qala field in the Sholgara district of Balkh province on September 7, 2025.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
Man stands among pigeons in front of the Hazrat-e-Ali Shrine in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan on January 16, 2025. The shrine, also known as the Blue...Mazar-i-Sharif-in-Balkh-Imam-Ali-Shrine
An Afghan man performing parkour is silhouetted against the setting sun during a practice session at a hilltop in the Sarmang village of Sholgara...AFGHANISTAN-SPORTBestof, Topix, Bestpix
Afghan boys ride a bicycle along a street on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province on December 19, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE-CHILDRENAfghanistan
Qasem Akhtari right, roasts rice alongside other Afghan farmers grow in Balkh Province on October 23, 2023 in Sholgara District, Northern...Afghanistan's Long Drought Contributes To Malnutrition
Afghan pilgrims celebrate the Persian New Year or Nowruz, on March 21st, at the Blue Mosque, in central Mazar O E O Sharif, in Balkh province,...Afghan pilgrims celebrate the Persian New Year or Nowruz, on MarShrine of Hazrat Ali
Afghan Muslims perform El al-Adha prayer at the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan on October 4, 2014.Eid al-Adha in AfghanistanPraying
An Afghan man rides a donkey as he leads a cow during sunset on the outskirts Dawlatabad district in Balkh province on November 12, 2025.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLEDonkey, Cow
Daughter transports jerry cans filled with water for use at home on September 21, 2025 in Balkh, Afghanistan. People depends on nearby wells and...The Taliban's Qosh Tepa Canal ProjectAfghanistan, Water
An Afghan man rides a donkey cart with his family along a street at a village in Balkh district of Balkh province on September 15, 2025.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLEBestof, Afghanistan, TopShot
An Afghan motorcyclist rides past the remains of a Soviet-era military tank in Balkh province on April 17, 2025.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
Afghan girls walk along a road after attending an Islamic school or madrassa in Balkh district of Balkh province on February 4, 2025.AFGHANISTAN-RELIGION-EDUCATIONAfghanistan, Women, Girls
Afghan labourers work in a field during sunset in the Dehdadi district of Balkh province on February 2, 2025.AFGHANISTAN-ECONOMY
An Afghan man is silhouetted during sunset, at Bangala area in the Chimtal district of Balkh province on January 19, 2025.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
An Afghan labourer works at a chalk factory in Chimtal district of Balkh province on January 5, 2025.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-ECONOMY-LABOURTopShot
Afghan horse riders compete in 'Buzkashi' a traditional Central Asian sport, in Balkh province on December 24, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-CULTURE-TRADITION-SPORT-ANIMAL
An Afghan boy fetches water from a hand pump as a calf quenches its thirst in the Sholgara district of Balkh province on December 22, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
An Afghan woman sits next to a grave reciting the holy Koran at a cemetery on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province on December 19, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY-WOMENAfghanistan
An Afghan shopkeeper rests as he waits for customers, on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province on December 18, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
An Afghan farmer along with a boy harvests carrots in a field in Tokhta village in the Dihdadi district of Balkh province on December 2, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-ECONOMY-AGRICULTURE
Afghan youths play volleyball at a field during sunset in Chimtal district of Balkh province on October 16, 2024.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-CHILDREN-LIFESTYLETopShot, Bestpix
Afghan children play over the ancient wall in Balkh province on October 9, 2024.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-CHILDREN-LIFESTYLETopShot
Afghan men sit over the ancient wall during sunset in Balkh province on October 9, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
Afghan children travel on a three-wheeler in Balkh Province on September 30, 2024.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLETopShot
Afghan passengers travel as they sit on the rooftop of a car during sunset in Sholgara district of Balkh Province on September 24, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
Malika Frotan, an Afghan female deaf artist, paints at her workshop on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province on September 12, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY-WOMEN
Afghan women attend the New Year ceremony at the Ali Shrine in the northern town of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province on March 21, 2009. More than...TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-RELIGION-NEW YEAR
Afghan children stand beside their cattle, along a roadside in Dehdadi district at Balkh province on September 5, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE-CHILDREN-ANIMAL
An Afghan boy rides a donkey along a hillside in Charkint district of Balkh province on September 3, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
An Afghan baker prepares breads at a bakery on the outskirts Mazar-i- Sharif, Balkh province on September 2, 2024.AFGHANISTAN-LIFESTYLE
Abdul Wasi Yaqoobi left, and Abdul Hadi Yaqoobi shovel rice alongside other Afghan farmers on October 23, 2023 in Sholgara District in Balkh...Afghanistan's Long Drought Contributes To MalnutritionTopix
Qasem Akhtari center, roasts rice alongside other Afghan farmers grow on October 23, 2023 in Sholgara District in Balkh Province, Northern...Afghanistan's Long Drought Contributes To Malnutrition
In this picture taken on October 29, 2021 an Afghan vendor selling pomegranate reacts to the camera at Tashqurghan in Khulm district of Balkh...AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETYPomegranate, Afghanistan
In this picture taken on July 15 Afghan militia fighters keep a watch at an outpost against Taliban insurgents at Charkint district in Balkh Province.TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-TALIBANTaliban, Afghanistan, Rebellion
Afghan horsemen play the traditional Central Asian sport "Buzkashi" in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal,...Afghan horsemen play Buzkashi
Election workers wait after the parliamentary elections at a polling station on September 18, 2010 in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, north of Kabul,...Afghans Go To the Polls For Parliamentary Elections
Worker counts votes after the parliamentary elections at a polling station on September 18, 2010 in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, north of Kabul,...Afghans Go To the Polls For Parliamentary Elections
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: The name of an Afghan soldier of Air Detachment Balkh ist stitched into his uniform. Photo: Michael...Afghan soldiers
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: An Afghan soldier guards the entrance to Air Detachment Balkh close to Bundeswehr Camp Marmal. Photo:...Afghan soldiers
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: A helicopter Mi17 of Air Detachment Balkh stands at a base of the Afghan army, close to Bundeswehr Camp...Afghan soldiers
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: Afghan soldiers of Air Detachment Balkh stand in the Bundeswehr Camp Marmal. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpaAfghan soldiers
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: Afghan soldiers of Air Detachment Balkh smile at mealtime in Bundeswehr Camp Marmal. Photo: Michael...Soldiers
Dpatop - 25 March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: Bundeswehr soldiers serve at Camp Marmal. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpaSoldiers
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: Bundeswehr soldiers serve at Camp Marmal. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpaSoldiersAfghanistan, Bundeswehr
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: Bundeswehr soldiers serve at Camp Marmal. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpaSoldiers
March 2018, Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif: Afghan soldiers of Air Detachment Balkh stand in the Bundeswehr Camp Marmal. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpaAfghan soldiers
In this photo taken on March 21 Helicopters fly overhead as Afghan men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or...(FILES) In this photo taken on March 21Shrine, Afghanistan
In this photo taken on March 21 Afghan men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that...(FILES) In this photo taken on March 21Nowruz
In this photo taken on March 20 Afghan men visit the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif, the centre of Afghan New Year's or Nowruz celebrations....(FILES) In this photo taken on March 20
Afghan tribesmen watch a game of Buzkashi, a traditional sport played on horseback, in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the...Afghan tribesmen watch a game of Buzkash
Spectators watching a game of buzkashi, a traditional sport played on horseback, are seen reflected in the goggles of an Afghan police official in...Spectators watching a game of buzkashi,
Afghan men watch a camel fight in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of ancient Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010. Organised largely...Afghan men watch a camel fight in Mazar-
Two camels are made to fight in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of ancient Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010. Organised largely...Two camels are made to fight in Mazar-i-
Afghan men watch a camel fight in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of ancient Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010. Organised largely...Afghan men watch a camel fight in Mazar-
