Ogata urges cease-fire to warlords in northern Afghanistan

Ogata urges cease-fire to warlords in northern Afghanistan

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Japanese envoy Sadako Ogata (R) meets with the leaders of warring factions in northern Afghanistan, including the ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam and his Tajik rival Atta Mohammad -- and other Afghan officials in Mazar-e-Sharif on July 7 and urged them to stop fighting each other. Ogata said she told the warlords that Japan cannot provide financial help to rebuild Afghanistan unless there is security in the country.

Afghans celebrate return of horsemen game with improved security

STORY: Afghans celebrate return of horsemen game with improved security DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the national Buzkashi championship in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NOOR MOHAMMAD AKA, Retired Buzkashi Champion 3. various of the national Buzkashi championship in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ANAYATULLAH SADEQ, Chairman of Buzkashi Federation Committee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): KASHMIR KHAN, Fan of Buzkashi 6. various of the national Buzkashi championship in Kabul 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uzbek): DOSTAM, Samangan resident 8. various of the national Buzkashi championship in Kabul 9. various of the national Buzkashi championship in Kabul STORYLINE: With the improving security situation in Afghanistan, Buzkashi, a most popular horseback game among Afghans, has returned to the country as the national Buzkashi championship in Kabul attracted thousands of spectators. Noor Mohammad Aka, a retired Buzkashi champion, surveyed the field of play on t

Ogata urges cease-fire to warlords in northern Afghanistan

Ogata urges cease-fire to warlords in northern Afghanistan

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Japanese envoy Sadako Ogata (R) meets with the leaders of warring factions in northern Afghanistan, including the ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam and his Tajik rival Atta Mohammad -- and other Afghan officials in Mazar-e-Sharif on July 7 and urged them to stop fighting each other. Ogata said she told the warlords that Japan cannot provide financial help to rebuild Afghanistan unless there is security in the country. (Kyodo)