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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister and Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch, sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials sit in a hall during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch receives a certificate of appreciation from Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister (L), talks to Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch (R) during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

From right to left, Mawlawi Hamdullah Naumani, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister, Mullah Mohammad Younis Akhundzada, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, and another Taliban official stand on a stage During a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

From right to left, Mawlawi Hamdullah Naumani, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister, Mullah Mohammad Younis Akhundzada, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, and another Taliban official stand on a stage During a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, gives a speech during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, gives a speech during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, gives a speech during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, gives a speech during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

A Taliban official speaks at a podium as attendees listen during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Mullah Mohammad Younis Akhundzada, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, attends a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, gives a speech during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

A Taliban official speaks at a podium as attendees listen during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani (L), the Taliban’s acting interior minister and Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch (C), sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister and Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch, sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, attends an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister and Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch, sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Uniformed Taliban officials sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch sits during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Uniformed Taliban officials sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister (L) and Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch (C), sit during an official ceremony at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Police Academy Graduates New Class - Kaboul

Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani reviews new police recruits during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2025. The Ministry of Interior Affairs marked the graduation of the 16th course of the Police Academy in Kabul. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Police Academy Graduates New Class - Kaboul

Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani delivers a speech while standing behind the podium on a stage during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2025. The Ministry of Interior Affairs marked the graduation of the 16th course of the Police Academy in Kabul. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Police Academy Graduates New Class - Kaboul

Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani walks with officials during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2025. The Ministry of Interior Affairs marked the graduation of the 16th course of the Police Academy in Kabul. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan Police Academy Graduates New Class - Kaboul

Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani reviews new police recruits during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2025. The Ministry of Interior Affairs marked the graduation of the 16th course of the Police Academy in Kabul. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Suicide Bomb Kills Taliban Minister - Kabul

A security force member is seen outside the gate of the ministry for refugees and repatriation of the Afghan caretaker government in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2024. The extremist militant group Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed Afghanistan's acting minister for refugees and repatriation on Wednesday. IS militant detonated his explosive vest, resulting in the deaths of Khalil Rahman Haqqani and several of his colleagues and bodyguards, a report issued by IS-affiliated news agency "Amaq" stated. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Suicide Bomb Kills Taliban Minister - Kabul

Security force members are seen outside the gate of the ministry for refugees and repatriation of the Afghan caretaker government in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2024. The extremist militant group Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed Afghanistan's acting minister for refugees and repatriation on Wednesday. IS militant detonated his explosive vest, resulting in the deaths of Khalil Rahman Haqqani and several of his colleagues and bodyguards, a report issued by IS-affiliated news agency "Amaq" stated. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate change deprives 21 mln Afghans of access to clean water: official

STORY: Climate change deprives 21 mln Afghans of access to clean water: official SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghans fetching water in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of Afghanistan's National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. "Twenty-one million people, which is half of the population of the country, face a lack of water and do not have access to drinking water," local television channel TOLOnews quoted Haqqani on Wednesday as saying. Haqqani also noted that climate change has also destroyed 3 percent of the war-torn country's forests and decreased the rainfall by 37 percent. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

(240209) -- KABUL, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children fetch water in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2024. Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major parts of some 6 million people of the city have been facing extreme water scarcity. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

(240209) -- KABUL, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows a water tank in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major parts of some 6 million people of the city have been facing extreme water scarcity. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

(240209) -- KABUL, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People get water in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2024. Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major parts of some 6 million people of the city have been facing extreme water scarcity. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

(240209) -- KABUL, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children wait to get water in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2024. Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major parts of some 6 million people of the city have been facing extreme water scarcity. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

(240209) -- KABUL, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children get water from a water tank in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2024. Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major parts of some 6 million people of the city have been facing extreme water scarcity. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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New batch of China-donated quake relief arrives in Afghanistan's Herat

STORY: New batch of China-donated quake relief arrives in Afghanistan's Herat SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated quake relief STORYLINE: A total of 41 containers of China-donated quake-relief supplies arrived in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Thursday. The aid including food, tents, folding beds and jackets is expected to help the quake-affected residents in Herat survive the harsh winter. "These donations will be distributed to the quake-affected victims and the poor. This aid is more valuable than anything," said Kefayatullah Haqqani, head of Herat's financial authorities. The first batch of quake-relief supplies donated by the Chinese government was handed over to the Afghan side on Oct. 15. Two 6.2-magnitude quakes shook west Afghanistan on Oct. 7, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the same

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Afghan gov't to build shelters for returned refugees

STORY: Afghan gov't to build shelters for returned refugees SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: TORKHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan at the Torkham crossing point in Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. More than 200,000 Afghan refugees, with the majority of them via Torkham border town and some via Spin Boldam and other crossing points, have reportedly returned to their ho

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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400 Afghan families receive China-donated aid in western Nimroz province

STORY: 400 Afghan families receive China-donated aid in western Nimroz province DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the China-donated humanitarian assistance distribution site in western Nimroz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 400 families in the western Nimroz province on Thursday, Mawlawi Sediqullah Nasrtat, the provincial director for refugees and repatriation affairs, said Friday. "We distributed China-donated humanitarian assistance to 400 poor families here in provincial capital Zaranj city yesterday afternoon and each family received a bag of 50 kg rice and 50 kg wheat," Nasrat told Xinhua. The assistance was distributed in the presence of Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the official said. China has provided foodstuff to nearly 1,800 families in Nimroz and neighboring Herat provinces over the past two months, officials said.

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2 key members of IS killed in E. Afghanistan

STORY: 2 key members of IS killed in E. Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: ASADABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a check point and street views in Kunar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Two key members of the Islamic State (IS) were killed in a special operation by security forces in Shaygal district of Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, the provincial police said. According to Abdul Haq Haqqani, the provincial police commander, two key figures of the IS outfit were tracked down and eliminated in a special operation conducted by intelligence and special security forces in the Lachi area of Shaygal district Tuesday at around 06:00 a.m. local time. "Sefatullah, known as Rezwan, a ranking commander, and Abdul Rahman, the appointed judge of the group, were targeted in the special operation," the official added. In a similar operation in west Kabul more than a month ago, several IS members were captured as the Taliban-led administra

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AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-BLAST

(220828) -- KUNAR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2022 shows the site of a blast in Kunar province, Afghanistan. One security personnel was killed and six others including three civilians sustained injuries as a blast struck a vehicle in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, the provincial police chief Abdul Haq Haqqani said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-BLAST

(220828) -- KUNAR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members stand guard at the site of a blast in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2022. One security personnel was killed and six others including three civilians sustained injuries as a blast struck a vehicle in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, the provincial police chief Abdul Haq Haqqani said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KUNAR-BLAST

(220828) -- KUNAR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2022 shows the site of a blast in Kunar province, Afghanistan. One security personnel was killed and six others including three civilians sustained injuries as a blast struck a vehicle in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, the provincial police chief Abdul Haq Haqqani said. (Photo by Qazafi Mal/Xinhua)

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Chinese humanitarian aid eases sufferings of Afghan families

STORY: Chinese humanitarian aid eases sufferings of Afghan families DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Saye Hasan's home and family life in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYE HASAN, Local resident in Kabul 3. various of Saye Hasan's home in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD NASIM HAQQANI, Spokesperson, State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs 5. various of Abdul Salam's family life in Herat province 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): ABDUL SALAM, Resident in Herat province 7. various of donations from China in Kabul 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): ABDUL NASIR RISHTIA, Economic expert and chief executive of Afghanistan Steel Mills Union 9. various of Chinese humanitarian aid STORYLINE: Saye Hasan and his six family members live in a semi-underground hut in Mount Afshaar, one of the largest slums in the Afghan capital Kabul. Earning 500 afghanis (about 5.62 U.S. dollars) daily, Hasan was barely able to feed his family. Donations from

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China-funded building, auditorium inaugurated at Kabul University

STORY: China-funded building, auditorium inaugurated at Kabul University DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the China-funded teaching building and auditorium inaugurating ceremony in Kabul STORYLINE: A ceremony was held in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Sunday to inaugurate China-funded teaching building and auditorium at Kabul University. Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu, Acting Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan's Taliban-led caretaker government Abdul Baqi Haqqani, and Kabul University Rector Osama Aziz attended the inauguration ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Wang said the modern teaching building, funded by the Chinese government for the university, has been completed within five years, which is a symbol of bilateral cooperation in the field of education. China has had extensive and in-depth cooperation with Afghanistan in education, he said. At present, thousands of Afghan students are studying in Chin

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U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan

STORY: U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the houses hit by the earthquake 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): ZARIF, Resident of Ziruk district 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): JASSIM KHAN, Resident of Ziruk district 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD NASIM HAQQANI, Spokesperson of State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): ZARIF, Resident of Ziruk district STORYLINE: Living in a China-donated tent, 41-year-old Zarif believed that the U.S. freezing of Afghanistan's assets has undermined the local post-earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction. A destructive earthquake that hit Afghanistan on June 22 killed more than 1,000 people, and destroyed more than 17,000 houses, mostly in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. Following the withdrawal of the U.S.-led forces from the Asian country, Afghanistan's assets worth more than 9 billion

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Aid flows into Afghanistan's quake-hit villages as aftershocks terrify survivors

STORY: Aid flows into Afghanistan's quake-hit villages as aftershocks terrify survivors DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: GAYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the earthquake area 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): KHALIL-UR-RAHMAN HAQQANI, Acting minister for refugees and repatriation affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): YASIN JAN, Gayan resident 4. various of aid flowing into Afghanistan's quake-hit villages STORYLINE: At least five people were killed and 11 others wounded in an aftershock hitting eastern Afghanistan on Friday as humanitarian aid continued to flow into areas affected by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake two days earlier. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): KHALIL-UR-RAHMAN HAQQANI, Acting minister for refugees and repatriation affairs "We call on all countries to deliver humanitarian assistance now as (our country is hit by) a calamity. Cash has also arrived. Every injured person will receive 50,000 afghani (about 560 USD), and to the family of any individual killed

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3,000 needy Afghan families receive China-donated assistance

STORY: 3,000 needy Afghan families receive China-donated assistance DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-donated food distribution ceremony in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): KHALIL-UR-RAHMAN HAQQANI, Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs 3. various of the China-donated food distribution ceremony in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): PAIWAND ALI, Kabul resident 5. various of the China-donated food distribution ceremony in Kabul STORYLINE: A total of 3,000 Afghans on behalf of their families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Kabul on Wednesday. The assistance, which includes a 50 kg bag of rice, is distributed among needy families from across 22 districts of Kabul province in a ceremony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): KHALIL-UR-RAHMAN HAQQANI, Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs "Today we distribute China-donated food to 3,000 families from across Kabul and would also distribute the food to needy families in Afg