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In the name of Almighty Allah, the most merciful and gracious,
Salaam to all the viewers of Tolo TV and fans of Hai Maidan Tai Maidan, Salaam to all of you guys.
Hope you are fine and doing well. Again it is Mujeeb Rahman Arez
and I am really happy to be here with you for another journey of Hai Maidan Tai Maidan.
Dear friends this we want to familiarize you with Balkh province.
Balkh is one of the five major, famous and big provinces of Afghanistan.
Right now I am in Mazar-e-Sharif city and we will start from here.
Hope you will be there with me step by step and follow us "On the road show."
They call it Mazar-e-Sharif because people believe that Imam Ali is buried in this city.
Every New Year, a ceremony is held in Mazar-e-Sharif called "Gul-e-Surkh" (Red Rose).
This ceremony lasts for 40 days. People from different parts of Afghanistan come to the city
and raise the flag in the Shrine of Ali to start the New Year.
How old is this carpet selling market?
It's about 55 years old.
So all the carpet sellers are united and they have their stores in here only.
Yes, only here.
You have made this area look red and beige with your carpets!
Yes, of course, it is about 55 years that we ahve got carpet selling stores in this area.
You can see beside me there is a map of Afghanistan, how beautifully it is made...
right now we are in Balkh province, here let me show you on the map.
We are in the antique shop, and here you can find anything.
Yes, anything antique you can find it here.
But we don't have you here. Don't you want to keep me in your antique shop?
People don't even buy these antiques, so how could they buy me and you?
How much does it cost? I want to buy it and put it in my room!
While I was in Samarqand of Uzbekistan I ordered to have this made,
I took the picture of the holy shrine there with me and there were painters and artists who made it.
Don't play the shopkeeper's trick on me; tell me how much it costs.
It costs 1,000 Afs.
If I was someone else you would have sold it 500 Afs.
No, if you were someone else then I would sell it for 1,500 Afs or $30 or $40. I have even sold it for $50 to foreigners.
I will pay less than that, here. Thanks dear!