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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-HOT WEATHER

(240625) -- NIMROZ, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Afghans cool themselves in a canal in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-HOT WEATHER

(240625) -- NIMROZ, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Afghans cool themselves in a canal in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-HOT WEATHER

(240625) -- NIMROZ, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghans cool themselves in a canal in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-HOT WEATHER

(240625) -- NIMROZ, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghans cool themselves in a canal in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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Over 300 Afghan refugee families return home

STORY: Over 300 Afghan refugee families return home SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: NIMROZ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Tuesday that more than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days. More than 1 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, have reportedly returned home from the two countries since last November. The Afghan caretaker government has been repeatedly calling upon Afghan refugees to end living abroad as refugees and return home to contribute to the rebuilding process of their war-torn homeland. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nimroz, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(240604) -- KABUL, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enter Afghanistan via the Abresham crossing point from Iran in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, June 4, 2024. More than 300 Afghan refugee families have returned home from Pakistan and Iran over the past couple of days, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Tuesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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5,940 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 4 days

STORY: 5,940 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 4 days SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: ABRESHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Afghan refugees returning from Iran to Afghanistan via Abraham border point in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province. STORYLINE: A total of 5,940 Afghan refugees have returned to homeland from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over recent days, the country's commission on migrants affairs said Friday. The refugees returned from Pakistan and Iran via the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala, Abresham and Angorada border crossing points to Afghanistan, the commission said on social media. The Pakistani government reportedly started the second phase of sending back Afghan migrants on April 15, and more than 550,000 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan in the first phase, according to Afghan officials. Over 2.5 million Afghan refugees have reportedly been living in Pakistan and about the same number are

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3 Afghan security personnel injured, suicide bomber killed in west Afghanistan

STORY: 3 Afghan security personnel injured, suicide bomber killed in west Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gate of the governor's office in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province and security personnel 2. various of a hospital STORYLINE: Three security personnel were injured after the security forces foiled attempts of a suicide bomber who wanted to target the governor's office in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Sunday, a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs said. "A suicide bomber was attempting to target the provincial governor office in Nimroz province today, but the security personnel identified and gunned him down," the statement asserted. "Unfortunately, three security personnel were injured in the incident," the statement said. This is the fourth blast in the war-torn Afghanistan over the past nine days, three of them in the national capital Kabul city. Earlier, three blasts

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-BLAST

(240114) -- NIMROZ, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel stand guard near the site of a suicide blast in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2024. Three security personnel were injured after the security forces foiled attempts of a suicide bomber who wanted to target governor's office in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Sunday, a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs said. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-BLAST

(240114) -- NIMROZ, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel stand guard near the site of a suicide blast in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2024. Three security personnel were injured after the security forces foiled attempts of a suicide bomber who wanted to target governor's office in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Sunday, a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs said. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-BLAST

(240114) -- NIMROZ, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel stand guard near the site of a suicide blast in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2024. Three security personnel were injured after the security forces foiled attempts of a suicide bomber who wanted to target governor's office in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Sunday, a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs said. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA-AID

(230928) -- NIMROZ, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People receive China-donated assistance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. Afghan authorities distributed China-donated assistance to 450 needy families in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority Mohammad Qasim Mohammad said Thursday. Each family received a bag of 50 kg of rice, the official said, adding that humanitarian aid would be distributed to more than 1,000 needy families in the coming days. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA-AID

(230928) -- NIMROZ, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People receive China-donated assistance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. Afghan authorities distributed China-donated assistance to 450 needy families in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority Mohammad Qasim Mohammad said Thursday. Each family received a bag of 50 kg of rice, the official said, adding that humanitarian aid would be distributed to more than 1,000 needy families in the coming days. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA-AID

(230928) -- NIMROZ, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People receive China-donated assistance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. Afghan authorities distributed China-donated assistance to 450 needy families in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority Mohammad Qasim Mohammad said Thursday. Each family received a bag of 50 kg of rice, the official said, adding that humanitarian aid would be distributed to more than 1,000 needy families in the coming days. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA-AID

(230928) -- NIMROZ, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People receive China-donated assistance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. Afghan authorities distributed China-donated assistance to 450 needy families in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority Mohammad Qasim Mohammad said Thursday. Each family received a bag of 50 kg of rice, the official said, adding that humanitarian aid would be distributed to more than 1,000 needy families in the coming days. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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China-donated aid distributed to 420 families in W. Afghanistan

STORY: China-donated aid distributed to 420 families in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of aid recipients and distribution of China-donated food in western Afghanistan's Nimroz province STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian assistance to 420 families in western Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for refugees and repatriation affairs Abdullah Riaz said. Each needy family received 50 kg of rice, the official added. Authorities in the past had also distributed China-supplied assistance to needy families in Nimroz and Herat provinces. China has provided humanitarian aid including vaccines, winter clothes, foodstuff and tents to Afghans over the past one more year to help war-torn Afghanistan overcome the challenges. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zaranj, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA-AID

(230719) -- NIMROZ, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People receive China-donated humanitarian assistance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2023. Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian assistance to 420 families in western Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for refugees and repatriation affairs Abdullah Riaz said. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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74,036 Afghan refugees return home from Iran

STORY: 74,036 Afghan refugees return home from Iran DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees returning in Nimroz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. A total of 74,036 Afghan refugees who used to stay as refugees in Iran for years returned to their homeland via Afghanistan's Nimroz province over the past month, and the process continues, the report said. According to the news agency, the number of refugees returning from Iran over the past three months reached 138,151, as 64,115 refugees returned to Afghanistan from early April to mid-May. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Iran and about the same number of Afghan refugees are in Pakistan. The Afghan caretaker government has been calling upon Afghan refu

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(230626) -- NIMROZ, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(230626) -- NIMROZ, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2023. More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(230523) -- NIMROZ, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. Nearly 2,400 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Iran, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement on Monday. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-REFUGEES

(230523) -- NIMROZ, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. Nearly 2,400 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Iran, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said in a statement on Monday. (Photo by Azizi/Xinhua)

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Afghan authorities distribute China-donated aid to families in western province

STORY: Afghan authorities distribute China-donated aid to families in western province DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street views of Zaranj, capital city of west Afghanistan's Nimroz province 2. various of the China-donated aid in Zaranj, capital city of west Afghanistan's Nimroz province 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD QASIM MAHAMMAD, Provincial director for natural disaster management and humanitarian affairs 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): FATIMA, Recipient of aid STORYLINE: A local official said Monday that the Afghan authorities have begun distribution of China-donated humanitarian aid to 400 destitute and disabled families in Zaranj city, the capital of the western Nimroz province. According to the provincial director for natural disaster management and humanitarian affairs Mohammad Qasim Mahammad, the distribution started last week and would continue for the upcoming weeks in the province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MOHAM

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47 families in N. Afghanistan receive China's aid

STORY: 47 families in N. Afghanistan receive China's aid DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-donated aid 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): AHMAD ZAHIR, Recipient STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 47 needy families in the northern Jawzjan province on Saturday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mawlawi Sirajuddin Siraji said Sunday. The aid packages including rice, tents and winter clothes were distributed by authorities in the provincial capital Shiberghan city on Saturday afternoon, the official said. SOUNDBITE (Dari): AHMAD ZAHIR, Recipient "I am thankful to China for sending us the aid so that we will not suffer from hunger." China has earlier provided foodstuff including rice and wheat to more than 800 destitute families in central Bamyan and western Nimroz provinces over the past month. China has provided COVID-19 vaccines,

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400 Afghan families receive China-donated aid in western Nimroz province

STORY: 400 Afghan families receive China-donated aid in western Nimroz province DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the China-donated humanitarian assistance distribution site in western Nimroz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 400 families in the western Nimroz province on Thursday, Mawlawi Sediqullah Nasrtat, the provincial director for refugees and repatriation affairs, said Friday. "We distributed China-donated humanitarian assistance to 400 poor families here in provincial capital Zaranj city yesterday afternoon and each family received a bag of 50 kg rice and 50 kg wheat," Nasrat told Xinhua. The assistance was distributed in the presence of Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the official said. China has provided foodstuff to nearly 1,800 families in Nimroz and neighboring Herat provinces over the past two months, officials said.

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Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks

STORY: Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views after a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of countryside views after a snowfall in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Shafiullah Rahimi said on Monday. In talks to local media, Rahimi said the 104 people had lost their lives due to heavy snowfall, freezing weather and gas suffocation in Takhar, Badakhshan, Nimroz, Kandahar, Laghman, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Faryab, Paktika, Balkh, Samangan, Bamyan and other parts of the country. In cash-strapped Afghanistan where there is no heating system, people often use coal, wood or liquid gas to keep themselves warm, which in many cases claims human live

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More Chinese humanitarian aid distributed in Afghanistan's Nimroz province

STORY: More Chinese humanitarian aid distributed in Afghanistan's Nimroz province DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of distribution of Chinese humanitarian aid 2 SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MAWLAWI MOHAMMAD QASIM MOHAMMAD, Head of Nimroz provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs 3 various of distribution of Chinese humanitarian aid STORYLINE: Afghanistan distributed another batch of China-donated aid to 450 needy families in the western Nimroz province on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MAWLAWI MOHAMMAD QASIM MOHAMMAD, Head of Nimroz provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs "We thank China for sending humanitarian assistance to our people, and today we distribute the assistance which includes rice and wheat to 450 needy families including orphans and people with disabilities here." This is the second time in a week that the China-donated assistance has been distributed among needy families in Nim

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA AID

(221222) -- NIMROZ, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans receive China-donated humanitarian aid in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2022. Provincial authorities distributed another batch of China-donated aid among 450 needy families in Afghanistan's western Nimroz province Wednesday, Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Mohammad, head of provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, said Wednesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA AID

(221222) -- NIMROZ, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans receive China-donated humanitarian aid in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2022. Provincial authorities distributed another batch of China-donated aid among 450 needy families in Afghanistan's western Nimroz province Wednesday, Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Mohammad, head of provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, said Wednesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA AID

(221222) -- NIMROZ, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2022 shows China-donated humanitarian aid in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Provincial authorities distributed another batch of China-donated aid among 450 needy families in Afghanistan's western Nimroz province Wednesday, Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Mohammad, head of provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, said Wednesday. (Photo by Aziz/Xinhua)

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China-donated aid distributed among 6,400 families in Afghanistan

STORY: China-donated aid distributed among 6,400 families in Afghanistan DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of distributing aid 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD HASHIM KHALID, Director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs in Herat province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): OMAR TIMURI, Resident of Herat city STORYLINE: Afghan authorities have distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 6,000 needy families in the western Herat province and 400 families in Herat's neighboring Nimroz province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD HASHIM KHALID, Director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs in Herat province "In the provincial capital Herat city, we started distribution of China-donated aid to 6,000 destitute families on Monday. The aid package includes two bags of rice, each 50 kg, totaling 100 kg rice." Khalid added that, in addition to China-donated aid, the needy families also received wheat, biscuits, noo

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China-donated aid distributed among 400 families in Afghanistan

STORY: China-donated aid distributed among 400 families in Afghanistan DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:44 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated humanitarian aid in Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SHIBA, Aid beneficiary 3. various of China-donated humanitarian aid in Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan authorities have distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 400 needy families in the western Nimroz province. The aid package included non-edible and edible items such as rice and wheat. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SHIBA, Aid beneficiary "I received a sack of rice and a tent and I am hopeful to see more assistance." China as a neighboring state has largely supported Afghanistan over the past year by providing COVID-19 vaccines, winter clothes, tents and foodstuff. The aid had been distributed among poor and flood-affected families in the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zaranj, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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580 new graduates commissioned to police force in W. Afghanistan

STORY: 580 new graduates commissioned to police force in W. Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the police force training at the Police Training Academy in Herat province STORYLINE: A total of 580 youth joined the national police force in the western region of Afghanistan on Tuesday after they completed a six-week training course, commander of Police Training Academy in the Herat province Mohammad Ismael Hadayat said. During the training, the youth had learned how to use light weapons and perform their duty, the official said, adding they would be deployed with uniform police at checkpoints in Herat and the neighboring Farah, Ghor, Badghis and Nimroz provinces. More than 470 new graduates from the police academy in the northern Kunduz province have recently been deployed in Kunduz and its vicinity, officials said. The Taliban-run administration has reportedly established a 200,000-strong police force to ensure law and

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Police arrest 9 drug sellers in Afghan provinces

STORY: Police arrest 9 drug sellers in Afghan provinces DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets in Kabul and security personnel STORYLINE: Afghan police have arrested nine people charged with selling narcotics and illicit drugs in four provinces, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday. "Nine suspected drug sellers were arrested in Kabul, Kunduz, Sari Pul, and Nimroz provinces over the past couple of days," the ministry said on social media. According to the ministry, the suspects were taken to concerned departments for screening and possible legal process. Afghanistan's Taliban-led caretaker government has vowed to fight against poppy cultivation and opium trade in the war-torn country. There are reportedly around 3 million drug addicts in Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-AFGHAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(220531) -- NIMROZ, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-AFGHAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(220531) -- NIMROZ, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-AFGHAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(220531) -- NIMROZ, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-AFGHAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(220531) -- NIMROZ, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-AFGHAN REFUGEES-RETURN

(220531) -- NIMROZ, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-KAMAL KHAN DAM

(220206) -- ZARANJ, AFGHANISTAN, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022 shows a canal near Kamal Khan dam in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH: Kamal Khan dam means power, water and bumper crops to Afghanistan's Nimroz (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-KAMAL KHAN DAM

(220206) -- ZARANJ, AFGHANISTAN, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022 shows a canal near Kamal Khan dam in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH: Kamal Khan dam means power, water and bumper crops to Afghanistan's Nimroz (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-KAMAL KHAN DAM

(220206) -- ZARANJ, AFGHANISTAN, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022 shows a view with Kamal Khan dam in distance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH: Kamal Khan dam means power, water and bumper crops to Afghanistan's Nimroz (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)