Consider the following pairs:

Towns sometimes mentioned in news	Country
1. Aleppo	Syria
2. Kirkuk	Yemen
3. Mosul	Palestine
4. Mazar-i-sharif	Afghanistan

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The correct answer is 1 and 4.

Let us analyze each pair given in the question to determine whether the town is correctly matched with its country:

1. Aleppo - Syria:
Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and is a major city located in Syria. Therefore, pair 1 is correctly matched.

2. Kirkuk - Yemen:
Kirkuk is a major city in Iraq known for its significant petroleum industry, not in Yemen. Therefore, pair 2 is incorrectly matched.

3. Mosul - Palestine:
Mosul is a major city located in northern Iraq along the Tigris River, not in Palestine. Therefore, pair 3 is incorrectly matched.

4. Mazar-i-sharif - Afghanistan:
Mazar-i-Sharif is the fourth-largest city in Afghanistan and serves as the capital of Balkh province. Therefore, pair 4 is correctly matched.

Thus, only pairs 1 and 4 are correctly matched.