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Balkh in Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN afghanistan. balkh Informations and links Balkh![]() ![]() Map Balkh Photos Balkh Population on 21-Sep-02 : 11000 ------------------------------- Balkh is now a small town in the Province of Balkh, Afghanistan, about 20 km northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some 74 km (46 miles) south of the Amu Darya, the Oxus River of antiquity, of which a tributary formerly flowed past Balkh. The ancient city, the oldest in Afghanistan, is associated with the Vedic name Bhakri, which as Bactra gave its name to Bactria, and was known as Zainaspa. Balkh is now for the most part a mass of ruins, situated some 12 km from the right bank of the seasonally-flowing Balkh River, at an elevation of about 365 m (1,200 ft). (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. The Communi.
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