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Mother of Cities — the ancient crossroads where the Silk Road met the Indian subcontinent

An aerial view from the window of a Blackhawk helicopter between Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Province, and Kunduz, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, June 27, 2012. (37th IBCT photo by Sgt. Kimberly Lamb) (Relea
An aerial view from the window of a Blackhawk helicopter between Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Province, and Kunduz, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, June 27, 2012. (37th IBCT photo by Sgt. Kimberly Lamb)… © Sgt. Kimberly Lamb (U.S. Armed Forces), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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