Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-HORSE KEEPING

(240803) -- BALKH, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A horse takes a bath at a horse ranch in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north Afghanistan, on July 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans preserve buzkashi tradition through horse-keeping industry" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-HORSE KEEPING

(240803) -- BALKH, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Horses are pictured at a horse ranch in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north Afghanistan, on July 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans preserve buzkashi tradition through horse-keeping industry" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-HORSE KEEPING

(240803) -- BALKH, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2024 shows a horse and its keeper at a horse ranch in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans preserve buzkashi tradition through horse-keeping industry" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-HORSE KEEPING

(240803) -- BALKH, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2024 shows horses and their keepers at a horse ranch in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans preserve buzkashi tradition through horse-keeping industry" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 13, 2024 shows Afghan boys playing in water to cool off in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north Afghanistan. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-SUMMER-DAILY LIFE

(240714) -- BALKH, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 13, 2024 shows Afghan boys playing in water to cool off in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, north Afghanistan. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CAPTURED WEAPONS

(240317) -- BALKH, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A variety of arms and ammunition rounded up by police in north Afghanistan's Balkh province are displayed in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, March 16, 2024. Units of counter-terrorist police have rounded up 300 pieces of weapons during a series of operations in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past year, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Sunday. (Photo by Khaibar Akbari/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CAPTURED WEAPONS

(240317) -- BALKH, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A variety of arms and ammunition rounded up by police in north Afghanistan's Balkh province are displayed in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, March 16, 2024. Units of counter-terrorist police have rounded up 300 pieces of weapons during a series of operations in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past year, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Sunday. (Photo by Khaibar Akbari/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-CAPTURED WEAPONS

(240317) -- BALKH, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A variety of arms and ammunition rounded up by police in north Afghanistan's Balkh province are displayed in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, March 16, 2024. Units of counter-terrorist police have rounded up 300 pieces of weapons during a series of operations in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past year, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Sunday. (Photo by Khaibar Akbari/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

(230801) -- BALKH, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

(230801) -- BALKH, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-OIL STORAGE-FIRE

(230801) -- BALKH, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows an oil depot which caught fire in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. An oil storage caught fire in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a fire brigade official said on Monday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

Blast kills 1, injures 8 in N Afghanistan

STORY: Blast kills 1, injures 8 in N Afghanistan DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the injured people in a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital city of nothern Afghanistan's Balkh province STORYLINE: One person was killed and eight others, including children, were injured in an explosion at a ceremony in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital city of nothern Afghanistan's Balkh province on Saturday, provincial hospital spokesman Khair Mohammad Khair Khwa said. Provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri also confirmed the explosion. The blast took place at 11:00 a.m. local time at a cultural center during a ceremony held to honor journalists, police said. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the blast. Late Friday, a blast rocked Police District 5 of Kabul and injured two people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

E

Afghan governor of Balkh Province

KABUL, Afghanistan - Atta Mohammad Noor, the governor of Balkh Province in Afghanistan, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, on March 4, 2013.

E

Blue Mosque in Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan - The scene in a square near the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on May 8, 2011.

E

Afghan police seize 30 pieces assault rifles in northern Mazar-i-Sharif city

STORY: Afghan police seize 30 pieces assault rifles in northern Mazar-i-Sharif city DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of assault rifles STORYLINE: The Afghan police have collected arms and ammunitions including 30 pieces of AK-47 assault rifles from individuals in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Monday. Police have launched separate operations and searched houses over the past couple of weeks and resultantly discovered 30 pieces of AK-47, a stock of rocket propelled grenade (RPG-7) and ammunitions, Waziri told reporters. Waziri also noted that police would install CCTV surveillance cameras in parts of Mazar-i-Sharif city to further ensure security. Locals say that collecting arms from irresponsible armed persons and installing security cameras would help check criminal activities in the city. At least two medical workers were abducted in Mazar

E

9 wounded as blast rocks Afghanistan's Jalalabad city

STORY: 9 wounded as blast rocks Afghanistan's Jalalabad city DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Jalalabad city STORYLINE: Nine people have been confirmed wounded as a blast rocked a currency exchange market in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, local TV channel the Tolonews reported. Quoting an anonymous source, the private media outlet reported that nine injured people had been taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Security officials have yet to make a comment on the attack. This is the second blast in Afghanistan since early Tuesday. In the previous blast, which struck a bus carrying government employees in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city in the morning rush hour on Tuesday, seven people were killed and six others wounded, the police said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

E

7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan

STORY: 7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif STORYLINE: Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. "Obviously it was a roadside bomb, which struck a bus of the employees of Petroleum Directorate of Hiratan border town at 7:30 a.m. local time in Police District 3 of Mazar-i-Sharif city, leaving seven dead and six others injured," Waziri told reporters. The employees were going to their office when the blast occurred, the official said. Without providing more details, the official asserted that an investigation had been initiated into the incident. In the meantime, an eyewitness who declined to be named said that the number of casualties co

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The area near a blast is pictured in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The area near a blast is pictured in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured person is treated at a local hospital after a blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-BLAST

(221206) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The area near a blast is pictured in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2022. Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

Afghan authorities reactivate silo in northern Mazar-I-Sharif city

STORY: Afghan authorities reactivate silo in northern Mazar-I-Sharif city DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bread baking at the reactivated silo in Mazar-i-Sharif city 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD JAWED SEDIDI, Director of the silo 3. various of people at the reactivated silo in Mazar-i-Sharif city STORYLINE: Afghan authorities reactivated the only silo three decades after it was rendered idle in Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of northern Balkh province, on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD JAWED SEDIDI, Director of the silo "At the moment one oven of the silo has begun operation to bake bread and efforts are underway to activate 18 other ovens to increase our products." Like other infrastructures, the erstwhile Soviet Union-made silo in Mazar-i-Sharif has been damaged due to decades of war in the country. This is the second silo that has been reactivated by the authorities in Afghanistan over several months. Earlier,

E

Cotton processing plant starts operation in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Cotton processing plant starts operation in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a cotton processing plant in Balkh Province, Afghanistan 2. various of workers operating cotton processing machines 3. shot of workers unloading packed cotton STORYLINE: A cotton processing plant built at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province in Afghanistan, the country's state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. The plant, with a capacity of processing 70,000 kg of cotton in 24 hours, has provided job opportunities for 100 people, the news agency reported. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan fully supports investment and establishing producing plants," Bakhtar quoted a provincial government official Mawlawi Borjan as saying. The Taliban-run caretaker administration has been calling upon local and foreign companies to invest in wa

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON PROCESSING PLANT

(221011) -- BALKH, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows workers presenting cotton at a cotton processing plant in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A cotton processing plant at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON PROCESSING PLANT

(221011) -- BALKH, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows a worker at a cotton processing plant in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A cotton processing plant at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-COTTON PROCESSING PLANT

(221011) -- BALKH, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows a cotton processing plant in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A cotton processing plant at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

E

Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the weapon cache discovered by police in Balkh province STORYLINE: A weapon cache was discovered by police in Mazar-i-Sharif city of Afghanistan's Balkh province following a special operation, with a variety of arms and ammunition confiscated, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Saturday. "The operation was launched today in Police District 5 and police discovered a rocket-propelled grenade, an 82 mm caliber gun, anti-aircraft gun, 54 stock hand grenades and hundreds of rounds of bullets," Waziri told reporters here. Police would continue to collect arms and ammunitions from anyone from non-security organizations to stabilize peace and security in the province, the official asserted. In similar operations a couple of weeks ago, police also collected 40 pieces of arms including several AK

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-WEAPONS

(220911) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2022 shows weapons discovered in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A weapon cache was discovered by police in Mazar-i-Sharif city of Afghanistan's Balkh province following a special operation, with a variety of arms and ammunition confiscated, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Saturday. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-WEAPONS

(220911) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2022 shows weapons discovered in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A weapon cache was discovered by police in Mazar-i-Sharif city of Afghanistan's Balkh province following a special operation, with a variety of arms and ammunition confiscated, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Saturday. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-WEAPONS

(220911) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2022 shows ammunition discovered in Balkh province, Afghanistan. A weapon cache was discovered by police in Mazar-i-Sharif city of Afghanistan's Balkh province following a special operation, with a variety of arms and ammunition confiscated, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Saturday. (Photo by M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)

E

Scene from Afghanistan

Children eat snacks at a food stall in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Aug. 13, 2022.

E

Pre-mature blast wounds mine planter in northern Afghanistan

STORY: Pre-mature blast wounds mine planter in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the injured mine planter in Mazar-i-Sharif City, the capital of Balkh province STORYLINE: Pre-mature blast badly injured the mine planter in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. "A terrorist was attempting to plant a mine on a road in Police District 4 of Mazar-i-Sharif city to target innocent people but the device exploded prematurely at 11:30 a.m. local time, badly injuring the mine planter," Waziri said. The security personnel have taken the injured terrorist to a hospital, the official added without providing more details. In the meantime, a source on the condition of anonymity has confirmed that six injured persons, one in critical condition, had been taken to Avicenna Balkhi hospital in Mazar-i-Sha

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

(220803) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows an exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-EXHIBITION

(220803) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2022 shows an exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)

E

Women's handicrafts on show in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province

STORY: Women's handicrafts on show in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the Afghan women's handicrafts exhibition in Balkh province STORYLINE: An exhibition displaying Afghan women's handicrafts is being held in the country's northern Balkh province, organizers said Wednesday. The two-day exhibition from Tuesday was organized by the Afghan office of International Labor Organization (ILO) in Mazar-I-Sharif, the provincial capital in a bid to support investment and domestic producers in Afghanistan. Up to 60 small and big woman-run enterprises participated in the exhibition, where traditional clothes, handicrafts, candies as well as homemade foodstuff were displayed in 60 relevant booths, according to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI). This is the third and largest exhibition held in the province since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in mid-Au

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220526) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows victims of a blast at a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220526) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a victim of a blast at a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220526) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows a victim of a blast at a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

E

At least 14 killed after explosions rock Afghan cities

STORY: At least 14 killed after explosions rock Afghan cities DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of the blast site in Kabul 2. Various shots of the injured in a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif STORYLINE: At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. In Kabul, at least five worshippers were killed and 17 others wounded after a blast ripped through a mosque during evening prayers in Kolola Pushta locality of Police District (PD) 4, an Italian-run surgical center wrote on social media. The blast occurred when people were offering prayers in Hazrat-e-Zekria Mosque, police spokesman Khalid Zadran said in a tweet. The blast came about one hour after three consecutive explosions struck three van-buses in PD 10 and PD 5 in Mazar-i-Sharif, killing nine people and wounding 15 others, Mohammad Asif Waziri, spokesman for th

E

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

(220526) -- AFGHANISTAN, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

(220526) -- AFGHANISTAN, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

(220526) -- AFGHANISTAN, May 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 26, 2022 shows the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, authorities said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

E

Afghan forces discover assault rifles, arrest 5 in northern province

STORY: Afghan forces discover assault rifles, arrest 5 in northern province DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovered weapons in northern Balkh Province STORYLINE: Security forces have discovered 40 pieces of assault rifles and arrested five people during operations in parts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Tuesday. Addressing a press briefing here, Waziri added that the security forces had discovered the weapons from different parts of the province during a series of operations launched recently, and arrested five people in this connection. Security forces have also taken into custody 65 people on charge of involvement in criminal activities over the past one month, the official went on to say. The Taliban-run administration has vowed to collect arms from irresponsible armed men as part of efforts to ensure law and order across the war-torn

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220519) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members stand guard at the scene of a blast in Mazar-i-sharif, Afghanistan, May 19, 2022. At least three people sustained injuries due to a blast that rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Thursday, an official said. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220519) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members stand guard at the scene of a blast in Mazar-i-sharif, Afghanistan, May 19, 2022. At least three people sustained injuries due to a blast that rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Thursday, an official said. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220519) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, May 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 19, 2022 shows a vehicle destroyed in a blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. At least three people sustained injuries due to a blast that rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Thursday, an official said. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)

E

3 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's northern Mazar-I-Sharif city

STORY: 3 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's northern Mazar-I-Sharif city DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif and the mini-bus hit by the blast 2. various of security personnel and vehicles STORYLINE: At least three people sustained injuries due to a blast that rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Thursday, an official said. On condition of anonymity, the official said the victims are "civilian employees" of 209 Al-Fath Corps of the national army, and all the injured persons had been taken to a military hospital. In the meantime, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said the blast targeted a mini-bus of civilian employees of the corps in the morning rush hour. No group or individual has claimed responsibility. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

E

At least 9 killed in twin blasts in Afghanistan

STORY: At least 9 killed in twin blasts in Afghanistan DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif 2. various of injured people receiving treatment in a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif STORYLINE: At least nine civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in twin blasts on Thursday in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed. "The blasts occurred in a span of short time roughly at 7:00 p.m. local time in Police District (PD) 3 and PD 10 of the city," spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Xinhua. The first explosion hit a passenger bus at a bus stop while the second one came 10 minutes later in a separate location, he said. The nature of the blasts was not immediately known, the source said, adding investigation into the incidents was still on. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far. Xinhua News Agenc

E

AFGHANISTAN-MAZAR-I-SHARIF-BLAST

(220429) -- MAZAR-I-SHARIF, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A wounded man receives medical treatment at a local hospital after a blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, April 29, 2022. At least nine civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in twin blasts on Thursday in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman confirmed. (Photo by Kawa Bashart/Xinhua)