U.S. shadow still hangs over Afghanistan, one year on

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U.S. shadow still hangs over Afghanistan, one year on

STORY: U.S. shadow still hangs over Afghanistan, one year on DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in Afghanistanvarious of childrenSOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ALYAS, Ice-cream sellerSOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor with Kabul UniversitySOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): ABUZAR KHAPALWAK ZAZAI, Professor with Kabul University STORYLINE: After the United States hastily withdrew from Afghanistan one year ago in disregard of its responsibilities and obligations, Afghanistan has been facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, economic depression and terrorist attacks. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ALYAS, Ice-cream seller "I'd rather be at school instead of selling ice cream on the street." 11-year-old Alyas and his elder brother have dropped out of school to work in the street since last month. However, their average income was less than 60 afghanis (0.67 U.S. dollar) a day. As poverty and unemployment rise across the country, the number of beggar

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