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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

People clear the debris of the collapsed houses in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

A child walks on the debris in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

People clear the debris of the collapsed houses in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

People clear the debris of the collapsed houses in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

(240715) -- JAWZJAN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman works on traditional clothes at a tailor workshop run by a woman entrepreneur in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

(240715) -- JAWZJAN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Women work at a tailor workshop run by a woman entrepreneur in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

(240715) -- JAWZJAN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman works on traditional clothes at a tailor workshop run by a woman entrepreneur in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

(240715) -- JAWZJAN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman shows a traditional dress at a tailor workshop run by a woman entrepreneur in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death toll rises to 14 in rainstorms, flooding in Afghanistan

STORY: Death toll rises to 14 in rainstorms, flooding in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 5, 2024 DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the area hit by rainstorms and floods in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province 2. various of the area hit by rainstorms and floods in north Afghanistan's Sari Pul province STORYLINE: At least 14 people have been confirmed dead due to a new round of heavy rains and flash floods in the western Herat and northern Sari Pul provinces of Afghanistan as well as adjoining areas over the past couple of days, officials said Sunday. Heavy rains and flash floods killed seven people in Herat province over the past couple of days, provincial director for the disaster management authority Musa Ashhari confirmed. Similarly, the rainstorms and flooding claimed one life in Herat's neighboring Farah province and two in Ghor province over the period, local officials said. In the country's northern regions, downpours and flash floo

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FLOODS

(240505) -- JAWZJAN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 5, 2024 shows a flood-affected area in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Death toll rises to 14 in rainstorms, flooding in Afghanistan" (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan

STORY: Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, north Afghanistan STORYLINE: A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. In line with the campaign, 10.72 million children under five will receive doses of anti-polio vaccines, said the statement, adding that a supplementary dose of vitamin A will also be provided to children aged six months to five years. The campaign, due to heavy rains and cold weather, was delayed in the provinces of Bamyan, Daykundi, and Ghor, the statement explained. There have been no reported cases of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan for five consecutive months, the World Health Organization reported in March. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINE

(240429) -- JAWZJAN, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child waits to be vaccinated against polio in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2024. A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINE

(240429) -- JAWZJAN, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2024. A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINE

(240429) -- JAWZJAN, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2024. A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINE

(240429) -- JAWZJAN, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2024. A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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56 families in north Afghanistan receive China's aid

STORY: 56 families in north Afghanistan receive China's aid SHOOTING TIME: April 6, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the distribution of China's aid 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SID HAKIM, Aid recipient 3. various of the distribution of China's aid STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 56 families in the northern Jawzjan province, Mawlawi Sirajuddin Siraji, provincial director for natural disaster management and humanitarian affairs, said Saturday. "We distributed China-donated humanitarian assistance to 56 families who were affected by recent floods and snowfall," Siraji said. The aid packages, including wheat, beans, blankets and clothes, were distributed by authorities in the provincial capital of Shiberghan on Saturday afternoon, the official added. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SID HAKIM, Aid recipient "In such a critical situation, the aid is very important for us. My house got damag

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Afghan farmers grow legal crops to replace poppy cultivation

STORY: Afghan farmers grow legal crops to replace poppy cultivation SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 (Jawzjan Province) / March 22, 2024 (Kandahar Province) DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmland in Jawzjan Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SAIFUDIN MOTASIM, Director of information and culture of Jawzjan province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): GHULAM MOHIDIN, Farmer 4. various farmland in Kandahar Province 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): HAJJI ABDUL GHAFOOR, Farmer 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): BISMILLAH JAN, Farmer 7. various of farmland in Kandahar Province STORYLINE: Once one of the world's biggest opium producers, war-torn Afghanistan has been gradually getting out of the mire of such illicit drugs, as farmers have been encouraged to replace poppies with legal crops. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SAIFUDIN MOTASIM, Director of information and culture of Jawzjan Province "The government's support for the farmers by providing improved seeds and pestic

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMLAND

(240331) -- JAWZJAN, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work on the farmland in Shiberghan, north Afghanistan's Jawzjan Province, March 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Authorities' support encourages Afghan farmers to replace poppy with legal crops" (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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Death toll soars to 39 due to spell cold in Afghanistan

STORY: Death toll soars to 39 due to spell cold in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: March 2, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rural area in the chilly winter in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH JANAN SAEQ, Spokesman for Afghanistan's National Disaster Authority 3. various of rural area in the chilly winter in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The death toll from freezing weather and snowfall in the chilly winter has reached 39 in Afghanistan as spell cold continues in parts of the country, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH JANAN SAEQ, Spokesman for Afghanistan's National Disaster Authority "About 39 persons of our countrymen have been martyred and 30 others injured due to rain, snowfall and cold weather. Also, 637 houses have been destroyed and 13,889 cattle have died due to the freezing climate." The official noted that the administration wo

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FREEZING WEATHER

(240303) -- KABUL, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young shepherd looks at a dead sheep in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, March 2, 2024. The death toll from freezing weather and snowfall in the chilly winter has reached 39 in Afghanistan as spell cold continues in parts of the country, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-WATER SHORTAGE

(231122) -- JAWZJAN, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children carry barrels of clean water from a public water pump in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2023. Rainfall in northern Afghanistan has been deficient this year, and the people of Jawzjan face water shortages. (Photo by Ahmad/Xinhua)

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Afghans in carpet industry eyeing Chinese market to increase interaction

STORY: Afghans in carpet industry eyeing Chinese market to increase interaction SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghans making hand-woven carpet 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HAJJI SAKHI, Afghan businessman 3. various of Afghan hand-woven products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HAJJI ABDUL SATTAR, Head of Jawzjan's Carpet Producing Union 5. various of Afghan hand-woven products 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): SAYED SULIMAN, Afghan carpet seller STORYLINE: Afghan rugs are known for their quality and craftsmanship. Rug traders in Afghanistan said China could be a lucrative market for Afghan-made carpets if more businessmen can export the precious hand-woven products to the neighboring country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HAJJI SAKHI, Afghan businessman "I have heard that China has shown interest in enhancing trade relations with Afghanistan, and we desire that our products could be showcased at exhibitions held in China and we could put on disp

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AFGHANISTAN-CARPET INDUSTRY-CHINESE MARKET

(231113) -- JAWZJAN, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers make a carpet in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans in carpet industry eyeing Chinese market to increase interaction" (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-CARPET INDUSTRY-CHINESE MARKET

(231113) -- JAWZJAN, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers weave a carpet in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans in carpet industry eyeing Chinese market to increase interaction" (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-CARPET INDUSTRY-CHINESE MARKET

(231113) -- JAWZJAN, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers weave a carpet in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans in carpet industry eyeing Chinese market to increase interaction" (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-CARPET INDUSTRY-CHINESE MARKET

(231113) -- JAWZJAN, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker weaves a carpet in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans in carpet industry eyeing Chinese market to increase interaction" (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-COTTON-HARVEST

(230919) -- JAWZJAN, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest cotton in a cotton field in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-COTTON-HARVEST

(230919) -- JAWZJAN, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests cotton in a cotton field in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-COTTON-HARVEST

(230919) -- JAWZJAN, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest cotton in a cotton field in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-COTTON-HARVEST

(230919) -- JAWZJAN, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests cotton in a cotton field in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO CAMPAIGN

(230829) -- JAWZJAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of polio vaccine during an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2023. Afghan health authorities on Monday launched an anti-polio campaign in the northern Afghan provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan, Faryab and Sari Pul, a UN official said on Monday. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO CAMPAIGN

(230829) -- JAWZJAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of polio vaccine during an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2023. Afghan health authorities on Monday launched an anti-polio campaign in the northern Afghan provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan, Faryab and Sari Pul, a UN official said on Monday. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan

STORY: Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of destroying a drug lab 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD YOUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director for counter-narcotics police 3. various of destroying a drug lab STORYLINE: Police have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested its owner in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD YOUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director for counter-narcotics police "After spotting the place by security personnel of Qushtepa district we launched operations today and destroyed the drug lab with all its facilities including bowls and barrels, we set fire to all." Similarly, in Dara-e-Suf district of Samanagan province, police discovered and destroyed a drug lab and objects used in manufacturing heroin on Tuesd

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-DRUGS

(230713) -- JAWZJAN, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security personnel burn down drug processing facilities in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2023. Police have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested its owner in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-DRUGS

(230713) -- JAWZJAN, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security personnel prepare to burn down drug processing facilities in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2023. Police have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested its owner in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-DRUGS

(230713) -- JAWZJAN, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Drug processing facilities are burnt down in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2023. Police have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested its owner in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-DRUGS

(230713) -- JAWZJAN, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan security personnel burns down drug processing facilities in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2023. Police have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested its owner in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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Residents of northern Afghan provinces shelter themselves from extreme summer weather

STORY: Residents of northern Afghan provinces shelter themselves from extreme summer weather DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people playing in the valleys and waterfall in Sarpol province 2. various of swimming pools and people from Jawzjan province STORYLINE: The air temperature in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan Province is expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, and the temperature, according to the weather broadcast, will reach 46 degrees Celsius by Thursday. People from Jawzjan are sheltering themselves from such extreme weather in the valleys, ponds and waterfalls. Residents of many northern Afghan provinces, such as Balkh, Jawzjan, Faryab, and Sarpul, are coming to the summer resorts. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shiberghan, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-HARVEST-TOMATOES

(230704) -- JAWZJAN, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests tomatoes in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-HARVEST-TOMATOES

(230704) -- JAWZJAN, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer holding newly-harvested tomatoes is pictured in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-HARVEST-TOMATOES

(230704) -- JAWZJAN, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows newly-harvested tomatoes in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-HARVEST-TOMATOES

(230704) -- JAWZJAN, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 3, 2023 shows newly-harvested tomatoes in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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Afghan police destroy 80 acres of poppy farms in Jawzjan province

STORY: Afghan police destroy 80 acres of poppy farms in Jawzjan province DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan police destroying poppy farms in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): YUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director of counter-narcotics STORYLINE: Afghan police have destroyed around 80 acres of poppy farms and hashish in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province over the past two months, an official said on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): YUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director of counter-narcotics "Over the past two months, during a series of operations, we have destroyed 80 acres of poppy farms and hashish in seven districts of Jawzjan province, including six acres of hashish farms today." In similar operations against illicit crops, police destroyed around 600 acres of poppy farms in three provinces several weeks ago. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of Afghan caretaker administration, issued a decree

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-WATER

(230620) -- JAWZJAN, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children carry barrels of clean water from a well in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2023. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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Infectious disease kills 2 in Afghanistan

STORY: Infectious disease kills 2 in Afghanistan DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province STORYLINE: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has claimed the lives of two persons including a medical doctor in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province over the past two weeks, provincial director for public health Zabiullah Hussaini said on Thursday. The contagious disease was transmitted from a sick butcher who visited the civil hospital for receiving medical treatment to health workers including a medical doctor weeks ago, the official said, adding that five more patients have recovered. This is the second time that health officials have reported the spread of such disease in the northern region of Afghanistan. Earlier, Najibullah Tawana, director of the health department in Jawzjan's neighboring Balkh province, reported two deaths due to infection with the disease and 10 more patients tested

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Afghanistan builds walls to protect riverside areas against erosion

STORY: Afghanistan builds walls to protect riverside areas against erosion DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of riverside areas of Amu River in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABDUL HAKIM HAJJI HEKMAT, Director of the rivers management authorities in the northern region STORYLINE: Construction of protective walls along Afghanistan's Amu River has been completed, director of the rivers management authorities in the northern region Abdul Hakim Hajji Hekmat said on Saturday. The walls are built to protect riverside areas in Khamab and Qarqin districts of Jawzjan province, according to the official. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABDUL HAKIM HAJJI HEKMAT, Director of the rivers management authorities in the northern region "From now on, we are paying attention to vital and fundamental projects like fortifying riverside areas and will continue to work on important projects." Fortifying the riverside areas serves to protect hundreds of

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-EID AL-FITR-CAKES

(230414) -- JAWZJAN, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker shows a plate of cakes at a bakery in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, April 12, 2023. The cake factory is preparing cakes to celebrate this year's Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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47 families in N. Afghanistan receive China's aid

STORY: 47 families in N. Afghanistan receive China's aid DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-donated aid 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): AHMAD ZAHIR, Recipient STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 47 needy families in the northern Jawzjan province on Saturday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mawlawi Sirajuddin Siraji said Sunday. The aid packages including rice, tents and winter clothes were distributed by authorities in the provincial capital Shiberghan city on Saturday afternoon, the official said. SOUNDBITE (Dari): AHMAD ZAHIR, Recipient "I am thankful to China for sending us the aid so that we will not suffer from hunger." China has earlier provided foodstuff including rice and wheat to more than 800 destitute families in central Bamyan and western Nimroz provinces over the past month. China has provided COVID-19 vaccines,

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Afghan security forces discover IS weaponry in northern province

STORY: Afghan security forces discover IS weaponry in northern province DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovered weapon cache of Islamic State (IS) in Shiberghan STORYLINE: The Afghan security forces have discovered a weapon cache and mine-making center of Daesh, or Islamic State (IS), in Shiberghan, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province, the provincial police chief said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the security forces raided a house in Sakhi Abad village of Shiberghan on Saturday and discovered a variety of arms and ammunition, including a suicide vest, hand grenades and objects used in making mines and explosive devices, Shah Mohammad Ahmadi said. The official didn't say whether anyone had been arrested. However, the police chief claimed that the IS-affiliated militants were planning to launch subversive activities but their plot had been foiled. In similar operations, the Afghan security forces

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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