On-site in Ukraine: Over 260 Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal

STORY: On-site in Ukraine: Over 260 Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: LVIV, Ukraine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter in Lviv, Ukraine STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter in Lviv, Ukraine "The Ukrainian authorities started an operation to evacuate the Ukrainian military from the Azovstal plant in the embattled city of Mariupol, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday, citing Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar. Malyar said that 53 previously wounded soldiers were evacuated from Azovstal to a healthcare facility in the Russia-controlled Novoazovsk for medical treatment, while 211 other troops were taken to the Russia-controlled Olenivka through the humanitarian corridor. Later, the Ukrainian soldiers will be exchanged for the captured Russians, Malyar said. She added that the evacuation operation is carried out by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry,

Afghans protest U.S. freezing assets through photo exhibition on plight of people

STORY: Afghans protest U.S. freezing assets through photo exhibition on plight of people DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a photo exhibition held in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ZIRAK MALYAR, Afghan photographer 3. various of a photo exhibition held in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): SAYED SHAHIR, Kabul resident 5. various of a photo exhibition held in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan STORYLINE: Depicting Afghanistan's poverty and economic woes via a photo exhibition, photographer Zirak Malyar told Xinhua that Afghans demand that the United States should free their country's assets held in its banks. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ZIRAK MALYAR, Afghan photographer "Our aim of the photo exhibition is to display the plight of oppressed Afghans to the world community and urge the world community to help get back Afghanistan's assets." The exhibition, titled "Poverty and Hope" and including scores of photos, was