Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
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The fall of Mazar-i-Sharif in November 2001 resulted from the first major offensive of the Afghanistan War after American intervention. A push into the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province by the
A Special Forces officer uses a SOFLAM to direct aerial bombardments from the ground in 2001
Photo showing U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers in "the first American cavalry charge of the 21st century" with General Dostum and his forces (Taken October 2001)
The Airfield was rehabilitated and operational by December 2001
Students at the 2002 reopening of the Sultan Razia school after its destruction
Mazar-i-Sharif
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Mazar-i-Sharif or Mazar-e-Sharif is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital and largest city of Balkh Province. It has 12 city districts and an estimated population of 568,013 people. H
Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
…Mazar-e-Sharif) in November 2001 resulted from the first major offensive of the Afghanistan War after American intervention. A push into the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province by the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance), combined with U.S. Army Special Forces aerial…
Nowruz in northern Afghanistan 2011
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