DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan Celebrates Persian New Year Nowruz At Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine In Kabul, Afghanistan
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 21, 2012: An Afghan military helicopter flies over the crowd gathered for a celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz at the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for "new year," is an ancient Persian festival, celebrated on the first day of spring in countries including Afghanistan and Iran
