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Oil depot on fire in north Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire department official said on Monday.

Bomb kills 1, wounds 5 at press award event in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – An explosion during an award ceremony for journalists in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province has killed at least one person and wounded five others, according to a Taliban police spokesman.

Senior Taliban governor killed in Afghanistan explosion

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Local media in Afghanistan report the killing of Balkh governor in a blast at his office in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern province on Thursday.

Iran condemns deadly blasts in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kan'ani, condemned deadly explosions in the Afghan cities of Mazar-i-Sharif and Jalalabad.

7 killed in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif bus bombing

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – A roadside bomb has killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan, a provincial police spokesman said.

Afghanistan Mazar-i Sharif blast injures 5: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – An explosion in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i Sharf has injured five people on Tuesday afternoon, media said.

Massive explosion reported in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – A massive explosion reported in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday.

Explosion hits Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Some news sources reported on Wednesday that an explosion hit the fourth-largest city of Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif.

Iran commemorates diplomats killed in Afghanistan in 1998

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iran on Monday marks the 24th death anniversary of eight Iranian diplomats and a journalist who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which is called national Journalist Day.

Iran FM commemorates martyred diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday commemorated the 24th anniversary of martyrdom of Iranian diplomats and a journalist in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif.

Balkh police thrawts ISIL plot to attack Shia religious place

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Taliban's Balkh police chief announced the destruction of an ISIL hideout in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif, adding that an ISIL element who was plotting to attack a religious place belonging to Shia Muslims was arrested.

ISIL attack in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif foiled: Taliban

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – The Taliban officials in Balkh Province in the north of Afghanistan said that an attack waged by the ISIL terrorist organization in Mazar-i-Sharif was thwarted.

Armed attack in Afghanistan Mazār-i-Sharīf leaves casualties

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Media have reported on Sunday that several people were killed or wounded in an armed attack atMazār-i-Sharīf airport in Afghanistan.

Explosion reported near Khaliqdad School Mazar-i-Sharif

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Local reports and witnesses suggest that an explosion took place near the Khaliqdad School in Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday morning.

ISIL claims responsibility for Mazar-i-Sharif's blasts

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the two bombings in Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday.

Ansarullah:

US evil plans main source of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement in a statement on Sunday announced that the evil plans of the United States are the root cause of repetitive explosions in Afghanistan.

Taliban arrest mastermind of attack on Mazar-i-Sharif mosque

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Taliban on Friday claimed that it has arrested the mastermind of yesterday’s terrorist attack of ISIL on a Shiite mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Major northern Afghan city Mazar-i-Sharif falls to Taliban

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Taliban has captured Mazar-i-Sharif, a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan.

Iran consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif transferred to Kabul

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Following the escalation of tensions in northern Afghanistan, the Iranian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif transferred its activities from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kabul for a limited period of time.