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

China's relief supplies help Afghan quake-victims in difficult time

STORY: China's relief supplies help Afghan quake-victims in difficult time DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KABUL CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the earthquake area and Chinese supplies 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman 3. various of the earthquake area and Chinese supplies STORYLINE: After sleeping in the open for several days, quake-affected Afghan villagers have received China-donated relief supplies including tents, which largely alleviated the homelessness problem. Mawlawi Mansoor, head of Natural Disaster Management Authority of Paktika province, said that 920 Chinese tents and various clothes had been distributed to the quake victims in Barmal and neighboring Gayan districts. At least 1,000 people have been confirmed dead and nearly 2,000 others are injured in the 5.9-magnitude tremor that struck Afghanistan on June 22. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman "We thank Ch

Afghan official thanks China for aid to quake-affected families

STORY: Afghan official thanks China for aid to quake-affected families DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arriving of Chinese humanitarian assistance and the earthquake area STORYLINE: Mawlawi Mansoor, head of Natural Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, on Saturday thanked China for sending humanitarian assistance to quake-affected families. "We are thankful to China for sending assistance particularly tents to the quake-affected people here and I am also hopeful that the neighboring country could help rebuild the ruined houses," Mansoor told Xinhua. Mansoor said his team distributed about 300 tents to the quake victims in Barmal district of Paktika province on Saturday, which are part of 920 pieces of tents and clothes donated by China. Expressing gratitude to China for the humanitarian aid, Karim Khan, an elder of Barmal district, told Xinhua that "the tents can solve our problem temporaril