At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan

STORY: At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods-affected villages STORYLINE: At least 70 people have been killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan and Takhar provinces on Friday, local officials said. In Baghlan, the natural mishap hit Gozargah-e-Noor, Jelgah, Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazi and Barka districts, as well as the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri, Hedayatullah Hamdard, provincial director for the disaster management authority, said Friday. Meanwhile, foreign media quoted the United Nation's International Organization for Migration as saying that over 200 people were killed and thousands of houses were destroyed or damaged in Baghlan. Storms and floods also killed 20 people and injured 14 in Namak Ab, Ishkamish, Farkhar and Kafgan districts of Takhar province, Ahmad Sir Sajid, head of Takhar's disaste

Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan

STORY: Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 2. various of a hospital receiving the injured after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 3. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province STORYLINE: Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 17 others were injured as a blast ripped through a mosque in the capital of north Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday, provincial director for Information and Culture Asadullah Mustafa Hashimi said. "Seven people were killed and 17 others injured in the blast," the private television channel Tolonews quoted Hashimi as saying in its report. The blast took place when worshipers were inside the mosque in Pul-e-Khumri city to offer their Juma (Friday) congregation. Locals believe that the number of casualties is higher than reported. No

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

(220208) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans work at a coalmine in Chinarak area of Nahrin district of Baghlan province Feb. 7, 2022. Ten workers of a coalmine were dead and three others injured as the mine caved in in Nahrin district of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, head of the provincial Information and Culture Directorate Mawlawi Mustafa Hashimi said. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

(220208) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans work at a coalmine in Chinarak area of Nahrin district of Baghlan province Feb. 7, 2022. Ten workers of a coalmine were dead and three others injured as the mine caved in in Nahrin district of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, head of the provincial Information and Culture Directorate Mawlawi Mustafa Hashimi said. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220116) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI (AFGHANISTAN), Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured man is treated at a local hospital in Pul-E-Khumri, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2022. Eight commuters were injured following a traffic accident in Baghlan, a local source confirmed on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220116) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI (AFGHANISTAN), Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured man is treated at a local hospital in Pul-E-Khumri, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2022. Eight commuters were injured following a traffic accident in Baghlan, a local source confirmed on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)