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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-HEALTH-MEASLES

(240714) -- KHOST, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows children with measles at a hospital in Khost province, east Afghanistan. At least 160 people have died from measles in Afghanistan over the past six months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. According to the report, 36,618 people were infected with the disease during the current year, and 160 deaths have been registered, out of which 81.1 percent of suspected cases of measles were children below the age of five, and 45 percent of them were women. Most of the cases have been recorded in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, the report added. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-HEALTH-MEASLES

(240714) -- KHOST, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows a child with measles at a hospital in Khost province, east Afghanistan. At least 160 people have died from measles in Afghanistan over the past six months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. According to the report, 36,618 people were infected with the disease during the current year, and 160 deaths have been registered, out of which 81.1 percent of suspected cases of measles were children below the age of five, and 45 percent of them were women. Most of the cases have been recorded in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, the report added. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-RAMADAN

(240403) -- KHOST, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People break their fast during Ramadan in Khost City, the capital of Afghanistan's Khost Province, April 2, 2024. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-SWIMMING

(230917) -- KHOST, Sept. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children cool off in the water in Khost Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-BLAST

(230814) -- KHOST, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2023 shows the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost Province on Monday, according to a statement of the provincial government. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-BLAST

(230814) -- KHOST, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2023 shows the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost Province on Monday, according to a statement of the provincial government. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-BLAST

(230814) -- KHOST, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2023 shows the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost Province on Monday, according to a statement of the provincial government. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-BLAST

(230814) -- KHOST, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2023 shows the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost Province on Monday, according to a statement of the provincial government. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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3 killed, 7 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's Khost city

STORY: 3 killed, 7 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's Khost city DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: KHOST, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan 2. various of Afghan security force members standing guard near the site of a blast STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost Province on Monday, according to a statement of the provincial government. Security personnel have cordoned off the blast area, and further investigations are underway to determine the related facts, the statement said. It said the blast occurred inside a hotel in the provincial capital at around 11 a.m. local time when some refugees back from Pakistan's Waziristan region and Khost residents were present. The injured persons were taken to the hospital, it added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khost, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in Wardak province, Afghanistan 2. various of muddy street 3. various of damaged houses STORYLINE: The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority on Sunday. "A total of 26 people were killed, 44 others injured, and 36 more people went missing in rainstorms and flooding that swept through parts of eastern Wardak province late Saturday," Rahimi told reporters. Rahimi confirmed that the rainstorms and flash floods had also claimed four lives in the Paghman district outside Kabul and another in the eastern Khost province over the past three days. At least 250 cattle have been killed, 400 houses were partially or utterly destroyed, and dozens of acres of land were subme

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Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: KHOST, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people cleaning debris at the flood-affected area in Khost province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods claimed one life and injured three others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday, Kalim Gul Abid, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority, said Monday. The rainstorms, which triggered flash floods in parts of Khost province on Sunday, killed a child and injured three others in Garbaz district, the official added. At least 25 houses have been destroyed in the provincial capital Khost city and other parts of Khost province due to the floods, the official said. Natural disasters have claimed more than 150 lives and injured more than 220 others over the past three months in Afghanistan, according to Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority. Xinhua Ne

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-DISASTER-FLASH FLOODS

(230711) -- KHOST, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man cleans debris at the flash flood-affected area in Khost Province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2023. Heavy rains and flash floods claimed one life and injured three others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday, Kalim Gul Abid, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority, said Monday. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-WEAPONS

(230511) -- KHOST, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the weapons seized by Afghan security forces in Khost province, Afghanistan. Afghan security forces have discovered and seized 94 pieces of different kinds of weapons in eastern region of the war-torn country, said a statement of the Ministry for National Defense released here on Wednesday. (Photo by Yuuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-WEAPONS

(230511) -- KHOST, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the weapons seized by Afghan security forces in Khost province, Afghanistan. Afghan security forces have discovered and seized 94 pieces of different kinds of weapons in eastern region of the war-torn country, said a statement of the Ministry for National Defense released here on Wednesday. (Photo by Yuuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-RAMADAN-BREAKING FAST

(230405) -- KHOST, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghans buy food from a stall to break their fast after sunset during Ramadan in Khost, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-RAMADAN-BREAKING FAST

(230405) -- KHOST, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Food store runners wait for customers who are about to break their fast after sunset during Ramadan in Khost, Afghanistan, April 3, 2023. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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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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Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed

STORY: Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a quake-hit area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, and local residents STORYLINE: An earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses, officials said Tuesday. According to U.S. geological survey, the quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time and largely shocked the previously quake-hit Gayan and Barmal districts of the eastern Paktika province, leaving 12 people injured, provincial head of information and culture, Bilal Hazifa said. Local official Kalim Gul told Xinhua that similarly, the tremor injured two people and destroyed 18 houses in Spera district of the neighboring Khost province. According to locals, about 30 tremors have been felt in Gayan district since Monday. The state-run Bakhtar news agency has also reported fr

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-AID

(220627) -- KHOST, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 26, 2022 shows food aid donated by a Chinese firm in Khost province, Afghanistan. The first batch of food aid donated by a Chinese firm has reached the earthquake-hit region in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan disaster management official said on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-AID

(220627) -- KHOST, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 26, 2022 shows food aid donated by a Chinese firm in Khost province, Afghanistan. The first batch of food aid donated by a Chinese firm has reached the earthquake-hit region in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan disaster management official said on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-AID

(220627) -- KHOST, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People receive food aid donated by a Chinese firm in Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2022. The first batch of food aid donated by a Chinese firm has reached the earthquake-hit region in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan disaster management official said on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-AID

(220627) -- KHOST, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 26, 2022 shows food aid donated by a Chinese firm in Khost province, Afghanistan. The first batch of food aid donated by a Chinese firm has reached the earthquake-hit region in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan disaster management official said on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sits on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man holds a bicycle in front of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand in front of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sits on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand beside buildings damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220626) -- KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday left over 1,000 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured in the Paktika and neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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At least 5 killed in aftershock in E. Afghan quake area

STORY: At least 5 killed in aftershock in E. Afghan quake area DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the disaster area STORYLINE: At least five people were killed and 11 others wounded when an aftershock hit a district of the quake-hit eastern Afghan region on Friday, an official source said. "Unfortunately, once again an earthquake hit Gayan district of Paktika province roughly at 10 a.m. local time Friday (0530 GMT) based on the initial information, five people were martyred and 11 others wounded," the Afghan Ministry of Public Health said on Twitter. On early Wednesday, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul, more than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others were injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost province. The worst-hit area was Gayan district of Paktika where more than 1,600 homes were destroyed. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stays on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows houses damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows tents in an earthquake-striken village in Paktika province, Afghanistan. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-EARTHQUAKE

(220624) -- PAKTIKA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands on the rubble of a house damaged in an earthquake in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. In the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul early Wednesday, more than 1,000 people including women and children have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Afghanistan seeks international support as earthquake claims over 1,000 lives

STORY: Afghanistan seeks international support as earthquake claims over 1,000 lives DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the disaster area STORYLINE: The Taliban-run administration in Afghanistan has called for international assistance amid ongoing rescue operations following the devastating earthquake Wednesday in the eastern area of the country. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul. More than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. Villagers told Xinhua that they were still searching for their loved ones under the debris in the quake-affected areas. The earthquake has left hundreds of houses ruined. Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration, has sought assistance from the international community. Countries including China, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have pledged humanitar

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Quake leaves at least 920 dead, over 600 injured in eastern Afghanistan

STORY: Quake leaves at least 920 dead, over 600 injured in eastern Afghanistan DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the injured people were receiving treatment in the Provincial hospital in Paktika province STORYLINE: The death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday has reached 920, while more than 600 people were injured, a disaster official said, adding the number of casualties might rise further. "The death toll of the quake has reached 920 and at least 620 were wounded," Deputy to State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim told reporters. The official noted that the number of casualties may further rise as the quake destroyed scores of houses in the mountainous region and several people were still trapped under the debris. Gayan district in Paktika province and Sapari district of neighboring Khost province were the worst-hit areas. The disaster and huma

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EID AI-FITR-PREPARATION

(220430) -- KHOST, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A stall selling confectionaries is pictured ahead of the Eid al-Fitr in Khost Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2022. Like other aspects of daily life in Afghanistan, the U.S. sanctions slapped on the country's new administration has also undermined Afghans' abilities to get preparation for the Eid al-Fitr celebration. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions cripple Afghans to prepare for Eid al-Fitr festival" (Photo by Zaman Nazari/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EID AI-FITR-PREPARATION

(220430) -- KHOST, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A stall selling confectionaries is pictured ahead of the Eid al-Fitr in Khost Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2022. Like other aspects of daily life in Afghanistan, the U.S. sanctions slapped on the country's new administration has also undermined Afghans' abilities to get preparation for the Eid al-Fitr celebration. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions cripple Afghans to prepare for Eid al-Fitr festival" (Photo by Zaman Nazari/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-EID AI-FITR-PREPARATION

(220430) -- KHOST, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A stall selling confectionaries is pictured ahead of the Eid al-Fitr in Khost Province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2022. Like other aspects of daily life in Afghanistan, the U.S. sanctions slapped on the country's new administration has also undermined Afghans' abilities to get preparation for the Eid al-Fitr celebration. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions cripple Afghans to prepare for Eid al-Fitr festival" (Photo by Zaman Nazari/Xinhua)