Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan

STORY: Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit area in northern Balkh province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Rainstorms and flash floods have destroyed residential houses and farmlands in northern Afghanistan, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Friday. Heavy rains triggered destructive floods on Thursday evening, which partially damaged or utterly destroyed more than 300 houses and 3,000 acres of farmlands in Zari district of the northern Balkh province and its vicinity, Waziri told reporters. The floods have also killed numerous cattle in Zari district and adjoining areas, the official said. There is no report of casualties, the official said, adding that rescue teams have been sent to affected areas to help the affected families. Heavy floods have also cut off the link between Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, to seven districts in Afgh

Kidnapper killed, hostage rescued in Afghanistan's Kabul

STORY: Kidnapper killed, hostage rescued in Afghanistan's Kabul DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of clearance operations in Kabul STORYLINE: One kidnapper was killed and four others arrested after intelligence personnel of the Afghan caretaker government busted a group on the western outskirts of the capital Kabul, the government confirmed on Monday. "The Kabul department of General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) rescued Abdul Ghafar from the kidnappers in Qargha area of Paghman district in a special operation on Monday," the government said in a statement. The statement came as security forces have arrested nine kidnappers, six Islamic State (IS) militants and 35 robbers, and seized a huge amount of weapons and ammunition in clearance operations in Kabul and surrounding provinces since Friday, according to government sources. The Taliban-run administration has vowed to crack down on outlaws to ensure law and order in war-torn Afgh

Women Started Online Twitter Campaign - Afghanistan

Women Started Online Twitter Campaign - Afghanistan

★This is our Afghan authentic dress. Afghan women wear such colorful and modest attires. The black burqa never has been part of the Afghan culture. Afghan women have started an online Twitter campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos with traditional clothes. The photos went viral with a hashtag: #DoNotTouchMyClothes. That hashtag and #AfghanistanCulture soon became a worldwide trend on social media. It all started with one photograph from Dr Bahar Jalali, a former history professor at the American University in Afghanistan. The photos, the hashtags and the viral online campaign soon became a global protest- where Afghan women were saying 'No' to the Taliban diktat on clothes. Dr Bahar Jalali, an Afghan historian and gender studies expert, posted the first photo using the #DoNotTouchMyClothes hashtag, which has since inspired Afghan women across the globe. Afgh

Women Started Online Twitter Campaign - Afghanistan

Women Started Online Twitter Campaign - Afghanistan

★This is our Afghan authentic dress. Afghan women wear such colorful and modest attires. The black burqa never has been part of the Afghan culture. Afghan women have started an online Twitter campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos with traditional clothes. The photos went viral with a hashtag: #DoNotTouchMyClothes. That hashtag and #AfghanistanCulture soon became a worldwide trend on social media. It all started with one photograph from Dr Bahar Jalali, a former history professor at the American University in Afghanistan. The photos, the hashtags and the viral online campaign soon became a global protest- where Afghan women were saying 'No' to the Taliban diktat on clothes. Dr Bahar Jalali, an Afghan historian and gender studies expert, posted the first photo using the #DoNotTouchMyClothes hashtag, which has since inspired Afghan women across the globe. Afgh