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(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-SPEAR RACING

(240608) -- GHAZNI, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man rides his horse to the targets during a spear racing competition in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, June 7, 2024. A traditional spear racing game in east Afghanistan's Ghazni province has attracted numerous locals and tourists to come and watch. It is an annual competition for local horse riders of Ghazni. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-MARKET

(230626) -- GHAZNI, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy sells slippers at a local market in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-EID AL-ADHA-MARKET

(230626) -- GHAZNI, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells dried fruits and sweets at a local market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-GHAZNI-EID AL-ADHA-MARKET

(230626) -- GHAZNI, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a local market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Marjankhil/Xinhua)

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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

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Families elated after Taliban free all South Korean hostages

SEOUL, South Korea - Family members of the South Korean hostages seized by the Taliban in Afghanistan are elated after the last seven hostages were released in Ghazni, Afghanistan on Aug. 30. Twenty-three South Korean Christian aid workers were seized by Taliban militants on July 19 and two men were killed by their captors.

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office.

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages were released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29.

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office.

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4 Afghan doctors in Japan to help in refugee relief

TOKYO, Japan - Four Afghan medical doctors in Japan -- Kazem Ahmadyar (L), 48, and his three brothers, photographed Oct. 5 at Josai Hospital in Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture -- will join operations to support Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan. The brothers, from the central Afghan region of Ghazni, are permanent residents of Japan and work with the Japan International Friendship and Welfare Foundation, a nongovernmental organization.

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272 Afghan IDPs return to home provinces from Kabul

STORY: 272 Afghan IDPs return to home provinces from Kabul DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of internally displaced persons STORYLINE: A total of 272 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sent back to their home provinces from the capital Kabul on Sunday, Deputy Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Arsala Kharoti of the Afghan caretaker government said. With the help provided under a coordinated program by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office and the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs, the IDPs were sent back to their homes in Ghazni, Bamyan, Daikundi and Wardak provinces. According to the deputy minister, each family was offered up to 200 U.S. dollars by the UNHCR for returning to their homes. According to officials with the ministry for refugees and repatriation affairs, those returning to their homes would get help from local aid agencies. Up to 6,000 displaced families resid

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Afghan police seize mass weapons, ammunition in 3 provinces

STORY: Afghan police seize mass weapons, ammunition in 3 provinces DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a clearance operation in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): KAMALUDDIN, Kabul resident STORYLINE: The Afghan National Police confiscated mass weapons and ammunition and arrested four people in three provinces in recent days, the country's Ministry of Interior said on Monday. In Qarabagh district of the eastern Ghazni province, police seized a truck and confiscated 47 assault rifles, three heavy machine guns and a large quantity of ammunition, the ministry said in a statement. Three suspects trying to transport the weapons to a neighboring country were arrested, according to the statement. "In the central Daykundi province, as a result of a special operation conducted by police and intelligence forces, five different weapons and tens of thousands of different types of ammunition were seized," the statement said. The statement added that one man was a

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Sports competition for youth held in Afghanistan's Kabul

STORY: Sports competition for youth held in Afghanistan's Kabul DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sports competition for youth STORYLINE: A total of 72 Afghan youths participated in a running and shooting competition held in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Monday. "The one-day friendly competition held in Kabul aimed at promoting sports among the youth. Sports can contribute to the development of our society and directly affect the health of our youth," Khoshal Sarwari, chairman of the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Afghanistan, told Xinhua. The 72 youths and teenagers who participated in the race were from Kabul, Bamiyan, Ghazni and Logar provinces, according to Sarwari. The Taliban-led caretaker government and the Afghan National Olympic Committee were supporting sports in the war-torn country, Sarwari said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Daily Life In Kabul - Afghanistan

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - Haider Mansoor is 19 years old, he joined the taliban 3 years ago when he was 16 years old. He is from Ghazni. He is one of the security guard of the Ministry of Defence. His dream for his country is too have an islamic state with islamic rules. Kabul, Afghanistan, September 24, 2021. Photo by Oriane Zerah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Families elated after Taliban free all South Korean hostages

SEOUL, South Korea - Family members of the South Korean hostages seized by the Taliban in Afghanistan are elated after the last seven hostages were released in Ghazni, Afghanistan on Aug. 30. Twenty-three South Korean Christian aid workers were seized by Taliban militants on July 19 and two men were killed by their captors. (Kyodo)

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages were released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29. (Kyodo)

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office. (Kyodo)

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office. (Kyodo)

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Afghan "Little Messi"

Photo taken in December 2018 shows Murtaza Ahmadi, a 7-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan, kicking a football in Kabul, where his family is taking refuge from Taliban attacks in their hometown in Ghazni Province. Ahmadi became an internet sensation in 2016 when photos of him wearing an improvised Messi shirt, made from a plastic bag, were posted on social media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan "Little Messi"

Photo taken in Kabul in December 2018 shows Murtaza Ahmadi, a 7-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan, who became an internet sensation in 2016 when photos of him wearing an improvised Messi shirt made from a plastic bag were posted on social media, after which Messi sent him a football and signed jerseys. His family moved to Kabul in November 2018 to take refuge from the Taliban attacks in their hometown in Ghazni Province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan "Little Messi"

Photo taken in Kabul in December 2018 shows Murtaza Ahmadi, a 7-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan, who became an internet sensation in 2016 when photos of him wearing an improvised Messi shirt made from a plastic bag were posted on social media, after which Messi sent him a football and signed jerseys. His family moved to Kabul in November 2018 to take refuge from the Taliban attacks in their hometown in Ghazni Province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan "Little Messi"

Photo taken in Kabul in December 2018 shows Murtaza Ahmadi, a 7-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan, who went viral on social media in 2016 with photos of him wearing an improvised version of a Messi team shirt, made from a plastic bag. That prompted Messi to send a football and signed shirts (laid out before him in this photo.) His family moved to Kabul in November 2018 to take refuge from the Taliban attacks in their hometown in Ghazni Province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 Afghan doctors in Japan to help in refugee relief

TOKYO, Japan - Four Afghan medical doctors in Japan -- Kazem Ahmadyar (L), 48, and his three brothers, photographed Oct. 5 at Josai Hospital in Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture -- will join operations to support Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan. The brothers, from the central Afghan region of Ghazni, are permanent residents of Japan and work with the Japan International Friendship and Welfare Foundation, a nongovernmental organization.