Pre-mature blast wounds mine planter in northern Afghanistan

STORY: Pre-mature blast wounds mine planter in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the injured mine planter in Mazar-i-Sharif City, the capital of Balkh province STORYLINE: Pre-mature blast badly injured the mine planter in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. "A terrorist was attempting to plant a mine on a road in Police District 4 of Mazar-i-Sharif city to target innocent people but the device exploded prematurely at 11:30 a.m. local time, badly injuring the mine planter," Waziri said. The security personnel have taken the injured terrorist to a hospital, the official added without providing more details. In the meantime, a source on the condition of anonymity has confirmed that six injured persons, one in critical condition, had been taken to Avicenna Balkhi hospital in Mazar-i-Sha

Afghan women get back to business in Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Afghan women get back to business in Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MAWLAWI QUDRATULLAH TAREQ, Mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MAWLAWI QUDRATULLAH TAREQ, Mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Dari): ZAHRA SEDIQI, Worker STORYLINE: Habiba Amini runs a tailoring shop in Rabia Balkhi Bazaar, the only market in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city where women run their own businesses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner "So far, I've created new jobs for 40 seamstresses." Amini's workshop was opened by Mawlawi Qudratullah Tareq, mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif couple of weeks ago. She is more than thankful to the mayor for supporting her and other women who want or need to work. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner "Mayor Tareq is very supportive. He under