Original sentence: In Iran, Iraq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Turkey,  dried capsules (known in Persian as اسپند espænd or اسفنددانه esfænd-dāneh) mixed with other ingredients are placed onto red hot charcoal, where they explode with little popping noises, releasing a fragrant smoke that is wafted around the head of those afflicted by or exposed to the gaze of strangers
Edited sentence: In Iran, Iraq,[Uzbekistan]], Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Turkey,  dried capsules (known in Persian as اسپند espænd or اسفنددانه esfænd-dāneh) mixed with other ingredients are placed onto red hot charcoal, where they explode with little popping noises, releasing a fragrant smoke that is wafted around the head of those afflicted by or exposed to the gaze of strangers