AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the mud in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the mud in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province: charity

STORY: Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province: charity SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province STORYLINE: About 40,000 children lost their homes in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province amidst last week's heavy downpours and floods, global charity Save the Children said Monday. "Children are scared. Many have lost everything, not only their homes but their schools and the places where they play. They have lost everything familiar. They have lost all routine," said Arshad Malik, country director for the charity in Afghanistan. More than 330 were killed across the impoverished country, mostly in Baghlan and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. In the wake of the flooding, global organizations and Afghan officials warned of a rising

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears ruins following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People stand in the mud following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man fortifies the bricks mended for his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man checks the destroyed gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in front of the gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in front of the gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear ruins following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan

STORY: Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. various of the floods of Afghanistan (file) STORYLINE: Pakistan expressed condolences over losses caused by flash floods in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The government and the people of Pakistan express their heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of life and widespread damage to property caused by heavy rains and flash floods in several provinces of Afghanistan," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. It added that Pakistan stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330

STORY: Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330 SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: BAGHLAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected village in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province STORYLINE: More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. The UN agency said Saturday on social media that more than 300 people have been killed in northern Baghlan province alone, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. "WFP is now distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors," it said. Afghanistan has been experiencing heavy rain and floods in the past month, leading to casualties and property damage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghlan, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

(240511) -- KABUL, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

(240511) -- KABUL, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

(240511) -- KABUL, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH

(240121) -- KABUL, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- News report of television channel TOLOnews on a passenger plane crash is seen in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2024. A passenger plane heading toward Russia has crashed in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Afghan television channel TOLOnews quoted an official as saying on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zou Xuemian)

6.4-magnitude earthquake shocks Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties

STORY: 6.4-magnitude earthquake shocks Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Faizabad city, the capital of Badakhshan province STORYLINE: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted north Afghanistan on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. With the epicenter being in Jurm district of the northern Badakhshan province, the tremor took place at 01:57 p.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter of the quake, with a depth of 206.6 km, was initially determined to be at 36.51 degrees north latitude and 70.60 degrees east longitude. The earthquake was also felt in Badakhshan's neighboring Takhar, Kunduz, Balkh, Baghlan and Samangan provinces as well as the eastern Laghman and Nangarhar provinces. In Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, local residents, feeling the tremors, rushed into the streets to escape the possibl

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-EARTHQUAKE

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-EARTHQUAKE

(240111) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a view of Faizabad city, the capital of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted north Afghanistan on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. With the epicenter being in Jurm district of the northern Badakhshan province, the tremor took place at 01:57 p.m. local time. (Photo by Ahmad/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-EARTHQUAKE

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-EARTHQUAKE

(240111) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a view of Faizabad city, the capital of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted north Afghanistan on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. With the epicenter being in Jurm district of the northern Badakhshan province, the tremor took place at 01:57 p.m. local time. (Photo by Ahmad/Xinhua)

7 dead, 14 injured as bus turns turtle in northern Afghanistan

STORY: 7 dead, 14 injured as bus turns turtle in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of injured victims receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: At least seven commuters were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Saturday. The accident occurred in Kezer village of Khash district on Friday evening when a bus overturned due to technical problems, killing seven people, including women and children, on the spot and injuring 14 others, some in critical condition, Ahmadi said. Ramshackle roads, reckless driving on congested roads, and lack of safety measures during travel are mostly blamed for deadly road accidents in mountainous and war-ravaged Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

(230513) -- BADAKHSHAN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Injured women receive medical treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2023. At least seven commuters were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Saturday. (Photo by Qasimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

(230513) -- BADAKHSHAN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Injured women receive medical treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2023. At least seven commuters were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Saturday. (Photo by Qasimi/Xinhua)

Afghan police destroy poppy farms in northern Balkh province

STORY: Afghan police destroy poppy farms in northern Balkh province DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: BALKH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan police destroying an illegal poppy field in Balkh province STORYLINE: Afghan police have destroyed 60 acres of poppy farms in the northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Wednesday. "The counter-narcotics police in the campaign against illicit drugs have destroyed 60 acres of poppy farms and hashish in Chamtal, Charbolak, Shortepa and Balkh districts of Balkh province since beginning this year," Waziri told reporters. Police have destroyed 2,200 acres of poppy farms in the province over the past year, the official said. In the fight against illicit crops, police have also destroyed 900 acres of poppy farms in the northern Badakhshan province over the past couple of weeks. In the campaign against illicit drugs in eastern Kapisa province, Afghan police smashed 160 hectar

Strong earthquake kills 4, injures 80 in Afghanistan

STORY: Strong earthquake kills 4, injures 80 in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of damaged and destroyed houses in Badakhshan Province and Laghman Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: At least four people were confirmed dead and 80 more injured as a 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Afghanistan on Tuesday night, spokesman of the Public Health Ministry Sharafat Zaman Amar said Wednesday. "Latest reports that we have collected indicate four dead and 80 others injured," Amar told Xinhua. Without providing more details, the official added that the number of casualties could go up as collecting information from provinces continued. Abidullah Alkozai, head of the Natural Disaster Management Authority in the eastern Laghman province, confirmed that two people including a child were killed and 20 others injured in the province on Tuesday night. A total of 167 houses had been damaged or destroyed due to the quake in Laghman province

Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks

STORY: Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views after a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of countryside views after a snowfall in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Shafiullah Rahimi said on Monday. In talks to local media, Rahimi said the 104 people had lost their lives due to heavy snowfall, freezing weather and gas suffocation in Takhar, Badakhshan, Nimroz, Kandahar, Laghman, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Faryab, Paktika, Balkh, Samangan, Bamyan and other parts of the country. In cash-strapped Afghanistan where there is no heating system, people often use coal, wood or liquid gas to keep themselves warm, which in many cases claims human live

Afghan rescue team recovers 3 miners after 61 hours

STORY: Afghan rescue team recovers 3 miners after 61 hours DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of miners in a hospital in Afghanistan STORYLINE: The rescue team has recovered three miners from under the debris after 61 hours in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, the provincial director of information and culture Qari Maazudin said Sunday. "The remaining two miners were recovered from under debris at 09:20 p.m. Saturday while another was rescued on Friday and thus the rescue operation is over after 61 hours," Ahmadi told reporters here. Several miners were working in a tunnel of a gold mine in Yawan district on Thursday when the tunnel caved in, trapping the three people, the official said, adding that the trio had been recovered and shifted to a hospital for medical treatment. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

(230108) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An injured miner receives treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2023. The rescue team has recovered three miners from under the debris after 61 hours in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, the provincial director of information and culture Qari Maazudin said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

(230108) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Injured miners receive treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2023. The rescue team has recovered three miners from under the debris after 61 hours in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, the provincial director of information and culture Qari Maazudin said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-CHECKPOINT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-CHECKPOINT

(230107) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security force members check vehicles at a checkpoint in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan on Jan. 6, 2023. The Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested two persons on the charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Badakhsahn province on Wednesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency (BNA) on Thursday. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-CHECKPOINT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-CHECKPOINT

(230107) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security force members check a vehicle at a checkpoint in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan on Jan. 6, 2023. The Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested two persons on the charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Badakhsahn province on Wednesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency (BNA) on Thursday. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-CHECKPOINT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-CHECKPOINT

(230107) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security force members check a vehicle at a checkpoint in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan on Jan. 6, 2023. The Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested two persons on the charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Badakhsahn province on Wednesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency (BNA) on Thursday. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

Afghan police destroy drug processing lab, arrest 2 in Badakhshan province

STORY: Afghan police destroy drug processing lab, arrest 2 in Badakhshan province DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan police on duty on the streets STORYLINE: The Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested two persons on the charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Badakhsahn province on Wednesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency (BNA) on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the units of counter-narcotic police launched an operation in Argo district of Badakhshan province on Wednesday, discovering and destroying a drug processing lab and arresting two persons from the site, the news agency reported. According to the media outlet, the police had also uncovered a huge number of materials used in manufacturing heroin from the site. Afghan authorities have intensified their crackdown on illicit drugs and those involved in the underground business as security person

Daily Life In Kabul - Afghanistan

Daily Life In Kabul - Afghanistan

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - Mohammad Faiz is 24 years old. He is from Badakhshan from the tadjik minority. On the photo he is wearing uniform of the ex-national army. It's been 5 years that he joined the taliban fighter. He joined the movement because the Ghani government was too corrupt and it was not acceptable anymore. "I m not specificaly happy that taliban took power, I am happy that islam will reign in Afghanistan. The dream for my country is islam and peace." Kabul, Afghanistan, September 24, 2021. Photo by Oriane Zerah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Kabul - Afghanistan

Daily Life In Kabul - Afghanistan

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - Mohammad Faiz is 24 years old. He is from Badakhshan from the tadjik minority. On the photo he is wearing uniform of the ex-national army. It's been 5 years that he joined the taliban fighter. He joined the movement because the Ghani government was too corrupt and it was not acceptable anymore. "I m not specificaly happy that taliban took power, I am happy that islam will reign in Afghanistan. The dream for my country is islam and peace." Kabul, Afghanistan, September 24, 2021. Photo by Oriane Zerah/ABACAPRESS.COM