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Afghanistan: Balkh, The Poorest Province

Monday, February 4th, 2008 @ 06:53 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Afghanistan
Topics:: Economics, History, Humanitarian

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Mohammad writes about Balkh, an economically underprivileged northern province of Afghanistan, which, on the other hand, has a very rich historical and cultural legacy, being listed among Educational, Scientific and Cultural human history heritage in the United Nations.

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