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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MARKET

(240611) -- BAMIYAN, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A newly-opened commercial market for women to run their businesses is seen in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2024. A commercial market was opened for women to run their businesses in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, state-run media outlet Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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Over 300 Afghan refugee families return home

STORY: Over 300 Afghan refugee families return home SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: NIMROZ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday that more than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days. More than 1 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, have reportedly returned home from the two countries since last November. The Afghan caretaker government has been repeatedly calling upon Afghan refugees to end living abroad as refugees and return home to contribute to the rebuilding process of their war-torn homeland. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nimroz, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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Key road projects launched in Afghanistan's Kabul

STORY: Key road projects launched in Afghanistan's Kabul SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site STORYLINE: Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. The projects would be financed by the revenue of Kabul municipality within 20 months, the deputy prime minister was quoted in the Bakhtar report, adding the administration would spare no effort to create job opportunities for people through development projects across the war-torn country. The Afghan caretaker government has

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, April 29, 2024. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Road accident kills 21 in south Afghanistan

STORY: Road accident kills 21 in south Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of a road accident in Helmand, Afghanistan STORYLINE: At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said. The deadly accident took place on a road in Gereshk district early Sunday morning when a Herat-bound passenger bus collided with a tanker and a motorbike. The bus overturned and caught fire, leaving 21 dead on the spot, the official said, adding the reason for the crash could be reckless driving. Investigation has been initiated on the accident, the official added. In the meantime, state-run Bakhtar news agency has counted 21 killed and 38 injured. More than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 4,000 injured due to road accidents in Afghanista

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-RELEASE OF GUANTANAMO PRISONERS

(240212) -- KABUL, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two ex-prisoners released from the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison get off a plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2024. The last two Afghan prisoners who had been in the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison for years were set free and returned to Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-RELEASE OF GUANTANAMO PRISONERS

(240212) -- KABUL, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An ex-prisoner released from the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison waves to the public in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2024. The last two Afghan prisoners who had been in the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison for years were set free and returned to Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Afghan gov't to build shelters for returned refugees

STORY: Afghan gov't to build shelters for returned refugees SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: TORKHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan at the Torkham crossing point in Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. More than 200,000 Afghan refugees, with the majority of them via Torkham border town and some via Spin Boldam and other crossing points, have reportedly returned to their ho

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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Afghan acting FM downplays economic crisis

STORY: Afghan acting FM downplays economic crisis DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles passing by a construction site in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of workers doing an economy-boosting construction project in Kabul, Afghanistan 3. various of a construction site in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. According to the state-controlled media outlet, Muttaqi made the remarks in a meeting with elders and ranking officials who returned home from Saudi Arabia after performing Hajj rituals. War-torn Afghanistan has been facing poverty and economic hardships since the withdrawal of foreign forces and the induction of the caretaker government nearly two years ago as the U.S. froze more than 9 billion dollars

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMY-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(230709) -- KABUL, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMY-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(230709) -- KABUL, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 9, 2023. Afghan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMY-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(230709) -- KABUL, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 9, 2023. Afghan Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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74,036 Afghan refugees return home from Iran

STORY: 74,036 Afghan refugees return home from Iran DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees returning in Nimroz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. A total of 74,036 Afghan refugees who used to stay as refugees in Iran for years returned to their homeland via Afghanistan's Nimroz province over the past month, and the process continues, the report said. According to the news agency, the number of refugees returning from Iran over the past three months reached 138,151, as 64,115 refugees returned to Afghanistan from early April to mid-May. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Iran and about the same number of Afghan refugees are in Pakistan. The Afghan caretaker government has been calling upon Afghan refu

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(230626) -- NIMROZ, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(230626) -- NIMROZ, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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Around 2,400 Afghan refugees return home from Iran

STORY: Around 2,400 Afghan refugees return home from Iran DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees returning home from Iran STORYLINE: Nearly 2,400 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Iran, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement on Monday. "A total of 2,348 Afghan refugees returned to their homeland Afghanistan on Sunday after years of living as refugees in Iran and the process of returning the refugees to their country continues," the statement said. Weeks ago, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the return of more than 54,000 Afghan refugees from Iran over the past couple of months. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Iran and about the same number are living in Pakistan. The Afghan caretaker government has called on Afghan refugees living abroad to return home and contribute to reconstruction of their war-r

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Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan

STORY: Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: NANGARHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. A total of 579 Afghan refugees have returned over the past two days after years of stay in Pakistan, the ministry said in a statement, reporting the arrival of a group of 343 people on Monday and another batch of 236 on Tuesday. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Pakistan and about the same number in Iran. The return of Afghan refugees to their homeland, according to the statement, has been continuing. Last week, the Afghan state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the return of more than 54,000 Afg

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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Cooking oil, cotton processing plant launched in S. Afghanistan

STORY: Cooking oil, cotton processing plant launched in S. Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a cooking oil and cotton processing factory in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province STORYLINE: A cooking oil and cotton processing factory has been inaugurated in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Friday. Built within six months, the 500,000-U.S. dollar plant has provided job opportunities for 100 people directly, according to the deputy head of the factory Mohammad Halim Amini. A total of 35 out of 120 damaged plants have resumed production in the former poppy-growing Helmand province since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the news agency added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shiberghan, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan

STORY: 30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: QALAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people rescuing and treating patients STORYLINE: A total of 30 people were injured as a minibus collided with a truck in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Monday, head of the province's health department Abdul Hakim Hakimi said. The injured include five children and five women, with some of them in critical condition. Confirming the road accident, Zabul police spokesperson Zabihullah Jawhar said an investigation had been launched into it, without providing more details. The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported that the victims were going to attend a wedding party when their minibus collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction. Reckless driving often leads to deadly traffic accidents in the war-torn country. A road accident claimed seven lives and injured nine others in the central Daykundi prov

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Cotton processing plant starts operation in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Cotton processing plant starts operation in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a cotton processing plant in Balkh Province, Afghanistan 2. various of workers operating cotton processing machines 3. shot of workers unloading packed cotton STORYLINE: A cotton processing plant built at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province in Afghanistan, the country's state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. The plant, with a capacity of processing 70,000 kg of cotton in 24 hours, has provided job opportunities for 100 people, the news agency reported. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan fully supports investment and establishing producing plants," Bakhtar quoted a provincial government official Mawlawi Borjan as saying. The Taliban-run caretaker administration has been calling upon local and foreign companies to invest in wa

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AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON PROCESSING PLANT

(221011) -- BALKH, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows workers presenting cotton at a cotton processing plant in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A cotton processing plant at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON PROCESSING PLANT

(221011) -- BALKH, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows a worker at a cotton processing plant in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A cotton processing plant at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON PROCESSING PLANT

(221011) -- BALKH, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows a cotton processing plant in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A cotton processing plant at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

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Flash floods kill 18, injure 40 in Afghanistan's Kunar province

STORY: Flash floods kill 18, injure 40 in Afghanistan's Kunar province DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected areas in Kunar province STORYLINE: At least 18 people were killed and 40 others injured on Sunday due to flash floods that hit Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported Monday. Floods swept through several villages in Sarkano district of the province on Sunday afternoon, killing 18 people including women and children and injuring 40 others, the report said. According to the report, 579 houses were destroyed due to torrential rains and heavy floods in the district. In another development, heavy rains which triggered flash floods claimed the lives of seven people including two children and injured 11 others in Spin Boldak district of the southern Kandahar province on Saturday. Over 200 people have been reportedly killed and more than 250 others injured over the past one mon

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Afghan police collect over 4,300 pieces of weapons

STORY: Afghan police collect over 4,300 pieces of weapons DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the Afghan police on duty on the streets in Kabul STORYLINE: Police have collected more than 4,300 pieces of different kinds of weapons and a huge quantity of ammunitions during operations over the past year, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Monday. "Our police have collected 4,365 pieces of different kinds of weapons, 291,331 rounds of bullets, 735 boxes of ammunitions, 515 pieces of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines from irresponsible individuals during the operations over the past year," Bakhtar quoted Interior Ministry officials as saying. Police have also discovered and seized 631 government-owned vehicles used by individuals illegally, the report added. During the period, security forces killed 243 armed opponents and injured 72 others, and 237 people were arrested. During the operations, 314 armed opponents have sur

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AFGHANISTAN-NURISTAN-FLOOD

(220818) -- NURISTAN, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy stands in front of the rubbles of houses destroyed by flood in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2022. Heavy rain and flash flood have killed 15 people in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Wednesday. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NURISTAN-FLOOD

(220818) -- NURISTAN, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children sit on the rubbles of houses destroyed by flood in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2022. Heavy rain and flash flood have killed 15 people in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Wednesday. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NURISTAN-FLOOD

(220818) -- NURISTAN, Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children sit on the rubbles of houses destroyed by flood in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2022. Heavy rain and flash flood have killed 15 people in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Wednesday. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

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Afghan Taliban's supreme leader orders to provide jobs, education to Kabul beggars

STORY: Afghan Taliban's supreme leader orders to provide jobs, education to Kabul beggars DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Kabul STORYLINE: The Supreme Leader of the Taliban-run caretaker government has ordered to ban beggars in Kabul from seeking alms on the street, but to offer them jobs or education, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada in his order instructed concerned entities in the administration to round up all the beggars on Kabul city streets and find an amicable solution to the problem. "All the beggars will pass biometric process and the caretakers of fake beggars would be held responsible if he or she returns to begging again," Bakhtar quoted the order as saying. The leader also said that the government would provide job opportunities for the adult beggars who are skilled in any field and send the children beggars to schools. The order said that the government wou

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Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed

STORY: Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a quake-hit area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, and local residents STORYLINE: An earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses, officials said Tuesday. According to U.S. geological survey, the quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time and largely shocked the previously quake-hit Gayan and Barmal districts of the eastern Paktika province, leaving 12 people injured, provincial head of information and culture, Bilal Hazifa said. Local official Kalim Gul told Xinhua that similarly, the tremor injured two people and destroyed 18 houses in Spera district of the neighboring Khost province. According to locals, about 30 tremors have been felt in Gayan district since Monday. The state-run Bakhtar news agency has also reported fr

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Afghanistan's central bank auctions 12 mln USD to keep national currency stable

STORY: Afghanistan's central bank auctions 12 mln USD to keep national currency stable DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a money exchange market in Kabul STORYLINE: Afghanistan's central bank Da Afghanistan Bank put on auction 12 million U.S. dollars on Sunday as part of efforts to keep the national currency stable, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. The bidders, including moneychangers and private banks, should deposit the necessary money in cash in afghani as a guarantee in the central bank before the auction begins. Afghanistan's national currency, the afghani, has been tumbling against foreign currencies, especially the U.S. dollar. The exchange rate of 1 U.S. dollar increased from last week's 88.10 afghanis to 88.40 afghanis on Saturday. In similar efforts, the central bank auctioned 12 million dollars on June 20 and the same amount on June 27 to keep the national currency stable against foreign currencies. Xinhua

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-EXCHANGE MARKET

(220717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A dealer counts cash at a money exchange market in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2022. Afghanistan's central bank Da Afghanistan Bank announced Saturday that it would put on auction 12 million U.S. dollars on Sunday as part of the efforts to keep the national currency stable, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)