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

Afghan forces detain 2 drug smugglers, seize contraband

STORY: Afghan forces detain 2 drug smugglers, seize contraband DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of street view in Afghanistanvarious of Afghan security forces STORYLINE: Afghan security forces have found illegal drugs and arrested two people during a routine checking of vehicles on the Kabul-Jalalabad road, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Friday. During the checking of a car on Thursday, police discovered 38 kg of illicit drugs and detained two commuters on the charge of smuggling the contraband, the news agency added. Without providing more details, the media outlet asserted that the security forces would continue to crack down on drug traffickers in the country. The Taliban-run administration, which formally banned poppy cultivation and its processing in April, has vowed to get Afghanistan out of the drug menace. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)