Afghanistan begins construction of major water dam in western province

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Afghanistan begins construction of major water dam in western province

STORY: Afghanistan begins construction of major water dam in western province DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: FARAH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of the Bakhsh Abad Dam 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GANI BARADAR, Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs 3. various of the construction site of the Bakhsh Abad Dam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): ABDUL LATIF MANSOUR, Acting Minister for Energy and Water 5. various of the construction site of the Bakhsh Abad Dam STORYLINE: Construction of a major water reservoir dam, the Bakhsh Abad Dam, has begun in Afghanistan's western Farah province. To be completed in five phases, the dam can irrigate more than 100,000 hectares of land, besides producing electricity for the people of Farah province, officials said at a ceremony to start the work on Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GANI BARADAR, Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs "From the beginning, I was interested in the constru

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