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Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war

STORY: Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Afghanistan 2. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 4. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD SHAFI AZIM, Chief of Psychiatric Department, Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): KHAWAJA QUDRATULLAH SEDIQI, Neurologist 8. various of Afghan refugees STORYLINE: Mohammad Hussain was an interpreter for the U.S. forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2012. He said that the outcome of his joining the war has been noth

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a logistics park at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a plane taking off from Zhongchuan International Airport at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a city view of Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests roses at the flowers base of a modern agricultural demonstration garden in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School have calligraphy class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 16, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests roses at the flowers base of a modern agricultural demonstration garden in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a view of an ecological management project of Shuifu River at a modern agricultural park in Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a logistics park at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of a silicon company at an industrial park of Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A community worker helps a local resident at a service counter in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School having PE class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School have PE class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 16, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a view of the provincial gymnasium and its nearby Wenqu Lake at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers rest at a leisure zone of a community in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (L) of Gansu Health Vocational College instructs a student on basic nursing skills at the college in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a view of roads in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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Italian bond yields top 5 pct

STORY: Italian bond yields top 5 pct DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italy-related footage STORYLINE: Yields on Italian government bonds topped the 5 percent threshold for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, continuing a weeks-long trend that has seen yields pushed higher amid concerns over interest rates, economic growth and inflation. The government's benchmark ten-year bond yield peaked at 5.012 percent in early trading on secondary markets, before retreating slightly and closing Wednesday's session at 4.907 percent. The last time the yield on Italian government bonds was so high was in August 2012. Since then, bond yields in Italy have dropped and fluctuated for the past ten years before rising again in early 2021. Analysts said that the rise in bond yields across Europe over the last 18 months has been mostly powered by high inflation, stemming from an interruption in energy supplies due to the Ukraine crisis, and an in

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Orangutan and iPad

TORONTO, Canada - At the orangutan enclosure at the Toronto Zoo, 6-year-old orangutan, Budi, plays with an iPad on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Pakistan politician

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Imran Khan, head of the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, speaks during an interview at his home in Islamabad on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Police raid Schindler's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather on Nov. 5, 2012, in front of the building housing the Tokyo headquarters of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese arm of Swiss-based Schindler Holding Ltd., which Ishikawa prefectural police officers searched the same day in an investigation of suspected professional negligence following a fatal elevator accident on Oct. 31.

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Police raid Schindler's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - Ishikawa prefectural police officers enter the Tokyo headquarters of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese arm of Swiss-based Schindler Holding Ltd., on Nov. 5, 2012, to search there in an investigation of suspected professional negligence following a fatal elevator accident on Oct. 31.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of world banking and financial leaders opens Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders opens on Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders opens on Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Brazil's Paulinho (5) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Brazil won 4-0.

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Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in int'l friendly

WROCLAW, Poland - Brazil's Paulinho (5) scores the opening goal in the first half of an international friendly against Japan at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2012. Brazil won 4-0.

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Watson wins Japan Women's Open singles

OSAKA, Japan - Britain's Heather Watson rejoices after beating Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) in the Japan Women's Open singles final at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 14, 2012.

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Watson wins Japan Women's Open singles

OSAKA, Japan - Britain's Heather Watson whips a forehand against Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen in the singles final of the Japan Women's Open at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 14, 2012. Watson won 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4).

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Watson wins Japan Women's Open singles

OSAKA, Japan - Britain's Heather Watson (R) commiserates with Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen after beating Chang 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) in the Japan Women's Open singles final at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 14, 2012.

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Watson wins Japan Women's Open singles

OSAKA, Japan - Britain's Heather Watson kisses the victor's trophy after beating Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) in the Japan Women's Open singles final at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 14, 2012.

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Nishikori wins Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during the Japan Open singles final against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Forest Tennis Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori defeated Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to become the tournament's first Japanese champion since it became an ATP event in 1973.

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Nishikori wins Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori holds the victor's trophy after winning the Japan Open singles final against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Forest Tennis Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori defeated Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to become the tournament's first Japanese champion since it became an ATP event in 1973.

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Nishikori wins Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during the Japan Open singles final against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Forest Tennis Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori defeated Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to become the tournament's first Japanese champion since it became an ATP event in 1973.

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Nishikori wins Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after winning the Japan Open singles final against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Forest Tennis Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori defeated Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to become the tournament's first Japanese champion since it became an ATP event in 1973.

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Nishikori wins Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori holds the victor's trophy after winning the Japan Open singles final against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Forest Tennis Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori defeated Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to become the tournament's first Japanese champion since it became an ATP event in 1973.

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Nishikori wins Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after winning the Japan Open singles final against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Forest Tennis Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2012. Nishikori defeated Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 to become the tournament's first Japanese champion since it became an ATP event in 1973.

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Nishikori reaches Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori cerebrates after beating Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2 in a Japan Open semifinal match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Murray stunned by Raonic

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Andy Murray crouches as he prepares to return a shot from Milos Raonic during their Japan Open semifinal match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. Murray lost 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4).

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Murray stunned by Raonic

TOKYO, Japan - Top seed Andy Murray is pictured after losing to Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) in the semifinals of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Nishikori into Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori acknowledges the crowd after beating Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2 in a Japan Open semifinals match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Nishikori into Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Nishikori returns a shot to Marcos Baghdatis in a Japan Open semifinal match at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-2.

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Comfort women ad in Times Square

NEW YORK, United States - A billboard (top) demanding an apology from the Japanese government for the wartime sex slavery involving Korean women, paid for by a South Korean civic group, is displayed at Times Square in New York on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Uniqlo opens 1st U.S. West Coast store

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Tadashi Yanai (3rd from R), president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing store chain, attends the opening ceremony for a Uniqlo store in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2012, the chain's first store on the West Coast of the United States.

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China dissident issues memoir

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Dan, a 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident activist, holds a press conference in Taipei on Oct. 5, 2012. Wang holds a copy of his memoir, published by a Taiwan company.

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Youngest weather forecaster

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Tomoki Kai, a 12-year-old junior high school student, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 5, 2012. Kai has become the youngest person ever to pass the test for certified weather forecasters in Japan, the examiner said the same day.

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Diplomat Kitera

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Masato Kitera, a Japanese career diplomat acting as assistant chief Cabinet secretary. Sources said on Oct. 5, 2012, that the government began making arrangements to select Kitera as Japan's new ambassador to China, following the sudden death of recently appointed envoy Shinichi Nishimiya in September.