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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-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the wreckage of vehicles after a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. 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. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the wreckage of vehicles after a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. 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. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the wreckage of vehicles after a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. 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. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the site of a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. 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. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(230904) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man arranges dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. The sweet fruit is used as a medicine in traditional homeopathic treatment in the war-torn country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(230904) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. The sweet fruit is used as a medicine in traditional homeopathic treatment in the war-torn country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(230904) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man arranges dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. The sweet fruit is used as a medicine in traditional homeopathic treatment in the war-torn country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer harvests fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers carry a box of fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer displays harvested fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer harvests fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy stands in the ruins caused by U.S. air strikes in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2022. Almost one year has passed since U.S.-led coalition forces ran away from Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, but the whammy of war and U.S. sanctions, among others, have left the unsettled country with a horrific legacy. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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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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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man carries dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Sept. 18, 2022. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man arranges dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2022. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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Afghan power company upgrades power plant to boost electricity supply in southern region

STORY: Afghan power company upgrades power plant to boost electricity supply in southern region DATELINE: July 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: KAJAKI, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of a power plant in Helmand Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), or the Afghan power company, has upgraded a hydropower plant in Kajaki area of the southern Helmand province and formally inaugurated it Wednesday. This is the second phase of Kajaki hydropower plant, which produces 100 MW of power and sustainable electricity for Helmand and neighboring Kandahar provinces, DABS deputy Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Rahmani said in his speech at the inauguration ceremony here. In addition to providing electricity, the power dam with a capacity of storing 1 million cubic meters of water would also irrigate thousands of hectares of farmlands in the southern region, the official said. Rahmani said the DABS would extend electricity capacity to cover more areas in the country, wi

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180 infected with cholera admitted in hospital in Afghanistan's Kandahar

STORY: 180 infected with cholera admitted in hospital in Afghanistan's Kandahar DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital in Kandahar STORYLINE: At least 180 people infected with cholera have been admitted to Mir Wais Hospital in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, said a physician in the hospital on Thursday. Up to "74 patients affected with the disease are from Shah Walikot district," said Soorgul Nawzadi, the physician. The disease earlier killed 20 children in the neighboring Helmand province, said Nawzadi. In Baghran district of the Helmand province, about 150 people have been infected with the disease, local people said. "The weather is too hot... We don't have clean drinking water and I think the lack of clean water could be a reason for the outbreak of the disease in our area," said Dost Mohammad, a resident of Shah Walikot district. Qari Abdullah, also a resident of Shah Walikot district, has called upon the local adminis

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

(220630) -- HELMAND, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a power plant in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2022. The authorities in Afghanistan's southern region have upgraded the only power plant of Kajaki dam in Helmand province and connected the power to neighboring Kandahar province on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Afghan authorities upgrade southern power plant, gives light to Kandahar city" (Photo by Sanullh Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

(220630) -- HELMAND, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 29, 2022 shows a power plant in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The authorities in Afghanistan's southern region have upgraded the only power plant of Kajaki dam in Helmand province and connected the power to neighboring Kandahar province on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Afghan authorities upgrade southern power plant, gives light to Kandahar city" (Photo by Sanullh Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

(220630) -- HELMAND, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 29, 2022 shows a power plant in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The authorities in Afghanistan's southern region have upgraded the only power plant of Kajaki dam in Helmand province and connected the power to neighboring Kandahar province on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Afghan authorities upgrade southern power plant, gives light to Kandahar city" (Photo by Sanullh Seiam/Xinhua)

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Afghan farmers switch to strawberry planting amid poppy ban

STORY: Afghan farmers switch to strawberry planting amid poppy ban DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Strawberry fields in Kandahar province 2. SOUNDBITE1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD ALLAH NURI, Agriculture official 3. various shots of Strawberry fields and a shop in Kandahar province 4. SOUNDBITE1 (Dari): AZIZ AHMAD AHMADI, Farmer 5. various shots of Strawberry fields and a shop in Kandahar province STORYLINE: Afghanistan's Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul provinces have always been close to the heart of the world's opium, and later heroin, trade. Poppy cultivation has been outlawed, but not for the first time. Almost every government in Afghanistan's war-torn history has tried to do the same. The perennial problems the country's leaders face are very few means of alternative ways of making a living in the undeveloped mountains, and that the profits of the trade are simply much more than are to be found in other, legal, pursuits.

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Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD in 2021

STORY: Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD in 2021 DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people selling figs in Kabul STORYLINE: Afghanistan exported figs worth 35 million U.S. dollars over the past year, said the Ministry of Economy on Sunday. A total of 7.155 tons of figs were exported in 2021, the ministry said on Twitter. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. Fresh and dry fruits including fig, pistachio, melon, watermelon, raisin, pine nut and grape are the popular products for export in Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Mass wedding ceremony held in Afghanistan's Helmand

STORY: Mass wedding ceremony held in Afghanistan's Helmand DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): SAYYED AHMAD SELAAB, Organizer of mass wedding and president of Selaab Charity Foundation 3. various of the mass wedding ceremony STORYLINE: A mass wedding ceremony was held in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, with the participation of 110 couples on Thursday, a local source said. The event was funded by local charities. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): SAYYED AHMAD SELAAB, Organizer of mass wedding and president of Selaab Charity Foundation "Afghanistan has been grappling with economic woes. Families are suffering from unemployment. Couples have found it financially difficult to hold their wedding ceremony. The mass wedding funded by local charities is a good way to help couples to get married."

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

(220310) -- LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN), March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles decorated with flowers are seen during a mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 10, 2022. The mass wedding ceremony was held here on Thursday, a local source said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

(220310) -- LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN), March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend a mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 10, 2022. The mass wedding ceremony was held here on Thursday, a local source said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

(220310) -- LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN), March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grooms attend a mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 10, 2022. The mass wedding ceremony was held here on Thursday, a local source said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2022 shows a local bazaar in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2022 shows a bazaar destroyed in U.S. air strikes in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2022 shows a damaged building in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2022 shows a bazaar destroyed in U.S. air strikes in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2022 shows a road in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People leave a mosque in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 27, 2022. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-U.S.-"WAR ON TERROR"-VICTIMS-SUFFERING

(220301) -- HELMAND (AFGHANISTAN), March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2022 shows a market destroyed in U.S. air strikes in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and widespread atrocities committed against the Afghan people during the occupation will haunt the victims and their families for years. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan victims of U.S. "war on terror" still suffer

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FOOD SUPPLIES-CHINA DONATION

(220130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks are seen ready to deliver China-aided humanitarian food supplies to four provinces, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver China-aided humanitarian food supplies to four provinces, an official has said. The supplies, which will be shipped by 26 cargo trucks to southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces and western Farah and Ghor provinces, included 848 tons of rice and wheat, Hasal Khan Musleh from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation told reporters on Saturday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FOOD SUPPLIES-CHINA DONATION

(220130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks are seen ready to deliver China-aided humanitarian food supplies to four provinces, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver China-aided humanitarian food supplies to four provinces, an official has said. The supplies, which will be shipped by 26 cargo trucks to southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces and western Farah and Ghor provinces, included 848 tons of rice and wheat, Hasal Khan Musleh from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation told reporters on Saturday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FOOD SUPPLIES-CHINA DONATION

(220130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks are seen ready to deliver China-aided humanitarian food supplies to four provinces, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2022. Afghanistan's caretaker government began to deliver China-aided humanitarian food supplies to four provinces, an official has said. The supplies, which will be shipped by 26 cargo trucks to southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces and western Farah and Ghor provinces, included 848 tons of rice and wheat, Hasal Khan Musleh from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation told reporters on Saturday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The handover ceremony of a key operating base of the U.S. forces is held at Camp Antonik in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 2, 2021. U.S. and NATO troops began to pull out from Afghanistan on May 1, 2021. (Xinhua)

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Civilian victims in Afghanistan 1

TOKYO, Japan - An Afghan woman appeals for the release of her son held in the custody of U.S. forces, in Bagran, Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. (Kyodo)