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Chinese Officials Visit Afghanistan - Kabul

Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2025. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yahya Sinwar Mourning - Tehran

A mullah in military uniform stands alongside others in a hallway during the ceremony. Tehran, Iran, October 24, 2024. Iran holds commemoration for Yahya Sinwar, with supporters gathering in Tehran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Pro Hezbollah Funeral - Tehran

A mullah talks on his phone as he walks past a large portrait of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah displayed on the side of a building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Talibans Celebrate Take Over’s 3rd Anniversary - Kabul

Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, The Taliban’s defence minister of The Taliban (The Islamic Emirate) held a special ceremony and military parade with US military equipments at the Bagram airfield in Kabul to celebrate the third anniversary of takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the day of the complete withdrawal of American soldiers and foreign troops from Afghanistan. Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2024. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Talibans Celebrate Take Over’s 3rd Anniversary - Kabul

Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, The Taliban’s defence minister of The Taliban (The Islamic Emirate) held a special ceremony and military parade with US military equipments at the Bagram airfield in Kabul to celebrate the third anniversary of takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the day of the complete withdrawal of American soldiers and foreign troops from Afghanistan. Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2024. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taliban Delegation Meets Hamas Leader - Tehran

A high ranking delegation of the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Ismail Haniyeh, the Political leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Tehran. The delegation of the Islamic Emirate is led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi (L) the deputy of PM for Economic Affairs, H.E. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C). Tehran, Iran, 22 May, 2024. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan floods affect over 30,000 since year-start: UN

STORY: Afghanistan floods affect over 30,000 since year-start: UN SHOOTING TIME: May 19/20/21, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit areas in Maimana, the capital of north Afghanistan's Faryab province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH JANAN SAEQ, Spokesman for Afghanistan's national disaster authority 3. various of the flood-hit areas in Maimana, the capital of north Afghanistan's Faryab province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MUHAMMAD DADULLAH, Resident in Afghanistan's Faryab province 5. various of the flood-hit areas in Firoz Koh, the capital of west Afghanistan's Ghor province STORYLINE: More than 30,000 people have been affected by floods across Afghanistan since this year, the United Nations (UN) has said. The UN refugees agency said on social media platform X on Monday that flood-affected people "urgently need emergency shelter, medical supplies, food, cash, safe drinking water and hygiene kits." The World Health Organization al

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Key road projects launched in Afghanistan's Kabul

STORY: Key road projects launched in Afghanistan's Kabul SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site STORYLINE: Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. The projects would be financed by the revenue of Kabul municipality within 20 months, the deputy prime minister was quoted in the Bakhtar report, adding the administration would spare no effort to create job opportunities for people through development projects across the war-torn country. The Afghan caretaker government has

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, April 29, 2024. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ROAD CONSTRUCTION

(240429) -- KABUL, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the construction site of a major road in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has inaugurated three essential road projects in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Launched on Saturday and implemented by the Kabul municipality, the projects at a cost of 950 million afghanis (over 13 million U.S. dollars) are intended to reduce the traffic chaos in the city with some 6 million population. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FLOOD

(240418) -- KANDAHAR, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows a flood-damaged dwelling in Kandahar Province, south Afghanistan. The number of flood-related casualties in Afghanistan in the past few days has increased as 70 people have been confirmed dead and more than 50 others sustained injuries, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FLOOD

(240418) -- KANDAHAR, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears the ruins off a flood-damaged dwelling in Kandahar Province, south Afghanistan, April 18, 2024. The number of flood-related casualties in Afghanistan in the past few days has increased as 70 people have been confirmed dead and more than 50 others sustained injuries, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FLOOD

(240418) -- KANDAHAR, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the ruins off a flood-damaged dwelling in Kandahar Province, south Afghanistan, April 18, 2024. The number of flood-related casualties in Afghanistan in the past few days has increased as 70 people have been confirmed dead and more than 50 others sustained injuries, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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33 killed as floods sweep through parts of Afghanistan

STORY: 33 killed as floods sweep through parts of Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-affected areas in Parwan Province, east Afghanistan STORYLINE: Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. Almost half of Afghanistan's 34 provinces including Kabul have been receiving heavy rains or snowfall since Friday, which have triggered flash floods in parts of the country causing losses of life and property damages. "Due to heavy rains, snowfall and flooding in several provinces including Parwan, Uruzgan and Panjshir, 33 people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries," Saeq said. More than 600 houses have been damaged due to the floods, the official said, adding that the f

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province, April 15, 2024. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands on the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province, April 15, 2024. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 15, 2024 shows the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province, April 15, 2024. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 15, 2024 shows the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province, April 15, 2024. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLOOD

(240415) -- PARWAN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 15, 2024 shows the ruins of a dwelling destroyed by the flood in east Afghanistan's Parwan Province. Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Iron-smelting plant opened in Kabul

STORY: Iron-smelting plant opened in Kabul SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the iron-smelting plant STORYLINE: An iron-smelting plant has been opened in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as part of efforts to get the war-torn country towards achieving self-sufficiency, local television TOLOnews reported on Monday. "The opening of the iron-smelting factory is important for the economic growth and development of the country," the private media outlet quoted Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting deputy prime minister on economic affairs, as saying. Baradar also noted that the administration would continue to support the investment in Afghanistan as part of efforts to stand on its feet. Earlier, Nooruddin Azizi, acting minister of industry and commerce, stated that the country had achieved self-sufficiency in 134 domestic products and semi-self-sufficiency in another 100 items. Xinhua News Agenc

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240315) -- BEIJING, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children stand in front of a tent in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 14, 2024. Sixty people died and 23 others were injured due to heavy snowfall, rains and freezing weather across Afghanistan over the past three weeks, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Snowfall, freezing weather kill 60 in Afghanistan

STORY: Snowfall, freezing weather kill 60 in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of local residents living in rural areas in chilly winter in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Sixty people died and 23 others were injured due to heavy snowfall, rains and freezing weather across Afghanistan over the past three weeks, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. "Over 1,600 houses have been partially or completely destroyed and more than 177,000 cattle have died due to the chilly weather during this period," Saeq said Wednesday in a videotape released on social media X. National disaster authority with the collaboration of national and international organizations has provided foodstuffs, non-foodstuffs, and cash to over 22,400 affected families in different parts of the country, the spokesman stated. Extreme cold weather and snowfall have swept through parts of Afghanistan re

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FREEZING WEATHER

(240314) -- KABUL, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child stands in front of a tent in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 14, 2024. Sixty people died and 23 others were injured due to heavy snowfall, rains and freezing weather across Afghanistan over the past three weeks, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FREEZING WEATHER

(240314) -- KABUL, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 14, 2024 shows snow-capped mountains in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sixty people died and 23 others were injured due to heavy snowfall, rains and freezing weather across Afghanistan over the past three weeks, spokesman for national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq has said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/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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Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village

STORY: Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MULLAH MOHAMMAD ABBAS AKHUND, Acting Minister of Disaster Management, Afghanistan 3. various of donations of food and clothing 4. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province STORYLINE: At the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District in west Afghanistan's Herat Province, the hardest-hit area in the deadly quakes on Oct. 7, piteous wails can be heard day and night, while rescue work has never stopped. Afghan authorities said the death toll in the quake-affected western provinces, mainly in Herat, has surpassed 2,400. Even though the 72-hour "golden window" for quake-related rescues has ended, rescue workers along with villagers are still striving for miracles under the rubble. Acting Minister of Di

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Death toll of earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,445

STORY: Death toll of earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,445 DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ARIA, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the quake-affected areas STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ARIA, Xinhua reporter "A great number of people were killed and thousands were injured as earthquakes shocked Herat Province, west Afghanistan. Now, I'm in Herat, on my way to the quake epicenter. Rescue teams have been sent to the affected areas, and people are busy with rescue work 24 hours a day." The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan's Herat and neighboring provinces has risen to 2,445, Herat authorities said Sunday night. Earlier on the same day, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said more than 9,200 people had been injured during the quakes. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday. The firs

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Xinjiang, a hub of connectivity on Belt and Road

STORY: Xinjiang, a hub of connectivity on Belt and Road DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:06 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang 2. STANDUP 1 (English): HUANG AIPING 3. STANDUP 2 (English): HUANG AIPING 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): DANIEL, Head of a Belarusian duty-free shop in Horgos 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): MULLAH, Businessman from Kazakhstan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU HUAN, Deputy General Manager, Horgos Jinyi International Trade (Group) Co., Ltd. 7. STANDUP 3 (English): HUANG AIPING 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HAMIT TURGUN, Staff member of Horgos Station, China-Europe freight trains 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI XUYANG, Horgos customs in Xinjiang 10. STANDUP 4 (English): HUANG AIPING 11. SOUNDBITE 6 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with Istanbul-based Marmara University STORYLINE: Located in China's northwest, the vast land of Xinjiang is not only known for its breathtaking landscapes -- it's also become an important channel for exchanges between countries involved

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Death toll of quakes soars to 2,053 in Afghanistan

STORY: Death toll of quakes soars to 2,053 in Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of collapsed dwellings and quake-affected residents in Herat Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a spokesman for the national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Herat, the official noted that 9,240 others were injured and 1,340 houses were destroyed in the earthquakes that shook Herat and the neighboring Badghis and Farah provinces on Saturday. The most affected area is the Zanda Jan district in Herat, where, according to the official, 13 villages were "utterly destroyed." According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, two earthquakes both with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday, followed by several aftershocks. The first tremor occurred around 11:10 local time (0640 GMT), forcing local residents

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Over 500 Afghans join national police

STORY: Over 500 Afghans join national police DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of newly graduated policemen in Kandahar province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR, First Deputy Prime Minister 3. various of newly graduated policemen in Kandahar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: A total of 530 Afghans have completed a two-month training course in the National Police Academy of the southwestern region of Afghanistan and joined the national police. At the graduation ceremony held in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, the newly graduated policemen vowed to serve the people in the war-ravaged country. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR, First Deputy Prime Minister "Our advice to you is to serve the war-weary people honestly and be friendly to the people." The newly graduated policemen would be deployed in Kandahar, Zabul and Uruzgan provinces, according to police officers.

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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 begins construction of major water dam in western province

STORY: Afghanistan begins construction of major water dam in western province DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: FARAH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of the Bakhsh Abad Dam 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GANI BARADAR, Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs 3. various of the construction site of the Bakhsh Abad Dam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): ABDUL LATIF MANSOUR, Acting Minister for Energy and Water 5. various of the construction site of the Bakhsh Abad Dam STORYLINE: Construction of a major water reservoir dam, the Bakhsh Abad Dam, has begun in Afghanistan's western Farah province. To be completed in five phases, the dam can irrigate more than 100,000 hectares of land, besides producing electricity for the people of Farah province, officials said at a ceremony to start the work on Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GANI BARADAR, Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs "From the beginning, I was interested in the constru

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Karzai calls for Taliban leader's political participation

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 12, 2012. Karzai called on Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to participate in politics.

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Tabilan reject U.S. demand to hand over bin Laden

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Mullah Abdul Salem Zaeef, the Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan, speaks at a press conference in Islamabad on Sept. 21. He said the Taliban, which rules Afghanistan, will not hand over Osama bin Laden to the United States ''without proof'' that he masterminded the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington.

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Taliban reveals burial site of late co-founder Mullah Omar in S. Afghanistan

STORY: Taliban reveals burial site of late co-founder Mullah Omar in S. Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province STORYLINE: The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. "The tomb of late Amirul Mominen (Supreme leader) Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid was revealed to public at a ceremony attended by ranking officials in Omarzo area of Suri district, Zabul province, on Sunday," Mujahid tweeted. Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund and other cabinet members attended the ceremony, according to Mujahid. After his hierarchy was dethroned from power following the U.S.-led military invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, Omar wen

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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350 acres of hashish land destroyed in W. Afghanistan

STORY: 350 acres of hashish land destroyed in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of counter-narcotics police destroying the hashish crops in Herat province STORYLINE: Afghan security forces have destroyed 350 acres of hashish farms over the past two months in western Herat province, head of the counter-narcotics force in the province Mawlawi Hayatullah Rohani said Monday. The operations have covered Enjil, Gazara, Shindand, Adraskan, Farsi, Obe and Zawal districts, the official said, adding that his administration would continue to fight poppy cultivation, hashish and all kinds of illegal crops used in manufacturing illicit drugs in the province. The counter-narcotics police have destroyed more than 5,000 acres of poppy and hashish fields across Herat province over the past five months, according to the official. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration, in a decree issued in April banne

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Security forces destroy poppy farms in W. Afghanistan

STORY: Security forces destroy poppy farms in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of security forces destroying poppy farm STORYLINE: Units of the Counter-Narcotics Force have destroyed 5,000 acres of poppy cultivated farms in western Afghanistan's Herat province over the past four months, head of the counter-narcotics force in the province Mawlawi Hayatullah Rohani said Thursday. "In the latest move against illicit drugs, we destroyed eight acres of poppy and hashish fields on Wednesday alone," Rohani told Xinhua. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliban-run caretaker administration, in a decree issued in April banned poppy cultivation, processing and trafficking. Since then the security forces have been cracking down on narcotics in the war-torn country. The security forces have destroyed poppy and hashish fields in Gazara, Shindand, Adraskan, Farsi and Zawal districts over the past four months and would con

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLASH FLOOD

(220815) -- PARWAN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2022 shows a building demolished by the flood in Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people have been confirmed dead and scores of houses washed away as flash floods swept through several villages in Shinwari district and adjoining areas in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province on Sunday, district chief Mullah Khan Mohammad said Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PARWAN-FLASH FLOOD

(220815) -- PARWAN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2022 shows flood-affected area in Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people have been confirmed dead and scores of houses washed away as flash floods swept through several villages in Shinwari district and adjoining areas in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province on Sunday, district chief Mullah Khan Mohammad said Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)