Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

STORY: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: BORKA, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit area in Borka District of Baghlan Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAQIBULLAH, Resident, Borka district of Baghlan province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): QAHAR, Resident, Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province 4. various of the flood-hit area in Baghlan-e-Marzaki District of Baghlan Province 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NAQIBULLAH, Resident, Borka district of Baghlan province 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): QAHAR, Resident, Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province STORYLINE: More than 330 people have been killed as heavy downpours and floods lashed Afghanistan on Friday last week, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. Most victims were in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAQIBULLAH, Resident, Borka district of Baghlan province "There were 2

Afghanistan celebrates Eid al-Adha amid tight security, economic hardships

STORY: Afghanistan celebrates Eid al-Adha amid tight security, economic hardships DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAQIBULLAH, Kabul resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HAJJI MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Kabul resident STORYLINE: Afghans celebrated Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, one of the largest annual religious festivals observed by Muslims worldwide, amid tight security. Naqibullah, while attending the local mosque to partake in the Eid al-Adha prayer, expressed gratitude towards the establishment for stabilizing peace and security, saying the first day of Eid began with peace. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAQIBULLAH, Kabul resident "In terms of security, criminal activities including theft and robbery have been drastically reduced and people are living in a peaceful environment. People have been living in peace and we started the first day of Eid in a peaceful environment and after Eid prayers, we visit

Mobile library trundling in Afghan province

STORY: Mobile library trundling in Afghan province DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the busSOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDUL QAHAR HISAABI, Director of Kuhandazh Institute of Higher Education and sponsor of the busSOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): NAQIBULLAH MUMAND, Local residentvarious of people reading booksSOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): SOMYA NAQSHBANDI, Student STORYLINE: A mobile library bus navigates around northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, promoting book reading among youths and children. The library bus has a librarian and driver on board, and is stocked with 1,800 books in Dari, Pashto and English. The topics range from science, culture, stories, politics and history. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDUL QAHAR HISAABI, Director of Kuhandazh Institute of Higher Education and sponsor of the bus "By offering mobile library services, our aim is to help the students of Kuhandazh Institute, students of other private and state-run universities as well as the