head of the road and transport department according to taybad road, these pilgrims had entered iran from various regions of afghanistan, including kabul, herat, kandahar, ghor, mazar-e-sharif, uruzgan, bamyan, wardak square, daikundi and helmand, and had traveled to iraq to visit the holy shrines. according to mr. sarvari, a total of 3,679 pilgrims with iran's transport fleet and 1,218. nine pilgrims took afghan buses from the border of do gharoon to participate in the arbaeen procession to the borders of mehran and chezaba and a festival with the taste of ash was held in the form of 50 karafas . in addition to ash, they displayed the traditional traditions of their regions. and traditional handicrafts and soukati dishes were also valued in this celebration. the 17th national ash and traditional food festival has been organized with the participation of more than 10 provinces and 2 groups from the republic of azerbaijan and afghanistan in the form of 50 booths in the tourist area of belakhlar nair. the participants of these two countries also displayed traditional dishes and local dish