Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter

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Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter

STORY: Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals burning garbage to keep warm in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): WAHIDULLAH, Kabul resident 3. various of a wood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): RAHIM ASHNA, Wood seller 5. various of a wood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD NASIR, Kabul resident 7. various of locals burning garbage to keep warm in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): WAHIDULLAH, Kabul resident "The prices are skyrocketing, the rate of poverty is high and I am the only bread earner of my family, having a taxi and roaming on streets from dawn to dusk to support my family. The price of a ton of coal was 6,000 afghani (1 U.S. dollar equals 88 afghani) to 6,500 afghani last year, but this year it costs 16,000 afghani, which is beyond the reach of ordinary person." Having a 22-member family and l

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