Spring in Mazar-E-Sharif

"Regardless of what the calendar says about Spring and when it officially starts, Mother Nature has officially declared the end of winter here in Northern Afghanistan. In the mountain passes, trees are blooming and the mountainsides are lush with new green brought about by the significant amounts of rain that the region has received over the course of the last month. There is no doubt about it, spring has sprung."
270 Days in Afghanistan