Afghan police destroy drug lab, arrest 6 in Kunduz province

STORY: Afghan police destroy drug lab, arrest 6 in Kunduz province DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police on duty in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested six people on charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Saturday, provincial head for information and culture Matiullah Rohani said. "Acting on a tip-off, the units of counter-narcotic police launched an operation in Nikpay village of Khanabad district in the wee hours of Saturday, destroying the lab and arrested six persons from the site," Ruhani told reporters here. The police had also uncovered a huge number of materials used in manufacturing heroin from the possessions of the arrested suspects, the official said. Afghan authorities have intensified their crackdown on illicit drugs and those involved in the underground business as security perso

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-CHECKPOINT

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-CHECKPOINT

(221211) -- KUNDUZ, Dec. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2022 shows a checkpoint in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested six people on charge of involvement in drug business in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Saturday, provincial head for information and culture Matiullah Rohani said. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

Mobile schools in Afghanistan inspire children to learn

STORY: Mobile schools in Afghanistan inspire children to learn DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:35 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students waiting for the mobile class 2. various of students attending the class 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): BASHIR AHMAD, Student 4. various of students reading books 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MATIULLAH WEESA, Founder of Mobile school 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AHMAD SEYYAM BARKAKATI, Deputy director of Charmaghaz (ORG) 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): NAHIDA MORADI, Teacher of mobile school in Kabul 8. various of street views STORYLINE: Inspired by teachers of a mobile school run in the countryside of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province, nine-year-old Bashir Ahmad has recently decided to become a doctor in the future. Ahmad said that he can have a two-hour class every day in the square in front of his village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): BASHIR AHMAD, Student "The mobile school comes at the right time and brings necessary books to students and teachers who te