Balkh region, Afghanistan

• Capital: Mazari Sharif
• Afghanistan Time (AFT), UTC+4:30

Cities of Balkh

• Mazari Sharif

Holidays and celebrations today

• International Day of Forests
• World Down Syndrome Day
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• World Poetry Day
• World Puppetry Day
• International Colour Day
• Nowruz
• Twitter Day
• World Day for Glaciers
• Holidays and celebrations in Afghanistan in March