 Afghans gather during celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian new year, at the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 Afghan devotees gather at The Sakhi Shrine in Kabul on March 20, 2016, for Nowruz festivities as they mark the Afghan New Year (AFP)
 Afghan Shiite men kiss the holy mace for blessings during Nowruz celebrations, at the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 Afghan families living on a hill watch Nowruz celebrations, at the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 An Afghan girl swings herself during Nowruz celebrations, at the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 Afghan Shiite men kiss the holy mace for blessings during Nowruz, at the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 Afghan men raise the holy mace during Nowruz, at the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 Afghans gather during celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian new year, at the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 20, 2016 (AP)
 Afghan devotees cheer as they lift a holy mace in front of The Sakhi Shrine in Kabul on March 20, 2016, for Nowruz festivities as they mark the Afghan New Year (AFP)
 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses before delivering a speech marking Nowruz, the Iranian new year, in Tehran in this handout photo released by Iranian presidency website on March 20, 2106 (Reuters)
 Iranian Kurdish women perform a traditional dance as they celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year, in the town of Koya, 100 kms north of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on March 19, 2016 (AFP)
 Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of (KDP-Iran), perform a traditional dance as they celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year, in the town of Koya, 100 kms north of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on March 19, 2016 (AFP)
 Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of (KDP-Iran), light a bonfire as they celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year, in the town of Koya, 100 kms north of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on March 19, 2016 (AFP)
 An Iranian Kurdish woman looks on during Noruz, the Persian New Year, during celebrations in the town of Koya, 100 kms north of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on March 19, 2016 (AFP)
 Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of (KDP-Iran), light a bonfire as they celebrate Noruz, the Persian New Year, in the town of Koya, 100 kms north of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on March 19, 2016 (AFP)
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