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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Mirjam Helin Competition

20240612 Soprano Justyna Khil of Poland performs during the final of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments

STORY: Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: ISMAEL KHIL, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan villagers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYED AZIZ, Villager 3. various of Afghan village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HAJJI ESMATULLAH, Villager 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MAWLAWI HABIBULLAH MUJAHID, Provincial head for information and culture STORYLINE: Years later, Afghan villagers still vividly remember the operations and bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops during their 20-year presence in the war-torn country. Sayed Aziz, a resident of eastern Wardak province, stays in a mud house in the ruined Ismael Khil village. Recalling the miserable time, he whispered with sorrow that one U.S. aerial strike had killed 10 people including eight of his brother Qari's family members more than a decade ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYED AZIZ, Villager "Qari's children, wife and grandchildren

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-U.S. BOMBARDMENTS

(231227) -- ISMAEL KHIL, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows houses destroyed by bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops in Ismael Khil village of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Years later, Afghan villagers still vividly remember the operations and bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops during their 20-year presence in the war-torn country. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-U.S. BOMBARDMENTS

(231227) -- ISMAEL KHIL, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows houses destroyed by bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops in Ismael Khil village of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Years later, Afghan villagers still vividly remember the operations and bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops during their 20-year presence in the war-torn country. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-U.S. BOMBARDMENTS

(231227) -- ISMAEL KHIL, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows houses destroyed by bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops in Ismael Khil village of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Years later, Afghan villagers still vividly remember the operations and bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops during their 20-year presence in the war-torn country. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-U.S. BOMBARDMENTS

(231227) -- ISMAEL KHIL, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows a man standing near the houses destroyed by bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops in Ismael Khil village of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Years later, Afghan villagers still vividly remember the operations and bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops during their 20-year presence in the war-torn country. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)