They were building a road north of Mazar-e-Sharif when they were seized by militants last December.

去年12月份，他们正在Mazar - e - Sharif北部修路时被好战分子劫持。

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The major cities of Afghanistan are its capital Kabul, Herat, Jalalabad, Mazar-e Sharif and Kandahar.

阿富汗最大的城市是它的首都喀布尔，此外还有Herat、贾拉拉巴德（Jalalabad）、马扎尔沙里夫（Mazar-e Sharif）和坎大哈（Kandahar）。

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For instance, the completion of a railhead in Mazar-e-Sharif this year will link the Uzbek and Afghan railways.

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The American diplomats responsible for Kunduz are stationed seventy-five miles away, in a heavily fortified base in Mazar-e-Sharif.

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