XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240712) -- BEIJING, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pieces of jewelry are pictured during a fair of emerald and its products held in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, July 10, 2024. A fair of emerald and its products opened in Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Wednesday with the aim of promoting investment in the mining sector, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Hamayon Afghan said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFGHANISTAN-PANJSHIR-EMERALD FAIR

AFGHANISTAN-PANJSHIR-EMERALD FAIR

(240711) -- PANJSHIR, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The emerald and pieces of emerald jewelry are pictured during a fair of emerald and its products held in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, July 10, 2024. A fair of emerald and its products opened in Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Wednesday with the aim of promoting investment in the mining sector, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Hamayon Afghan said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFGHANISTAN-PANJSHIR-EMERALD FAIR

AFGHANISTAN-PANJSHIR-EMERALD FAIR

(240711) -- PANJSHIR, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Emeralds are pictured during a fair of emerald and its products held in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, July 10, 2024. A fair of emerald and its products opened in Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Wednesday with the aim of promoting investment in the mining sector, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Hamayon Afghan said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFGHANISTAN-PANJSHIR-EMERALD FAIR

AFGHANISTAN-PANJSHIR-EMERALD FAIR

(240711) -- PANJSHIR, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pieces of jewelry are pictured during a fair of emerald and its products held in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, July 10, 2024. A fair of emerald and its products opened in Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Wednesday with the aim of promoting investment in the mining sector, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Hamayon Afghan said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

33 killed as floods sweep through parts of Afghanistan

STORY: 33 killed as floods sweep through parts of Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-affected areas in Parwan Province, east Afghanistan STORYLINE: Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. Almost half of Afghanistan's 34 provinces including Kabul have been receiving heavy rains or snowfall since Friday, which have triggered flash floods in parts of the country causing losses of life and property damages. "Due to heavy rains, snowfall and flooding in several provinces including Parwan, Uruzgan and Panjshir, 33 people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries," Saeq said. More than 600 houses have been damaged due to the floods, the official said, adding that the f

Massoud mausoleum

Massoud mausoleum

SARICHA, Afghanistan - A mausoleum is under construction for assassinated commander Ahmed Shah Massoud in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2011.

Massoud tomb

Massoud tomb

SARICHA, Afghanistan - A man pays his respects at the tomb of assassinated commander Ahmed Shah Massoud in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2011.

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan - Supporters surround the grave of Ahmad Shah Masood, the leader of the Afghan anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, in the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan. The picture was taken Sept. 29. Masood was killed last month in a bomb explosion.

Flash floods kill 5, injure 10 in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar

STORY: Flash floods kill 5, injure 10 in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flash floods in Nangarhar Province STORYLINE: At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in the latest flash floods in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar late on Sunday, the provincial governor's office said Monday. The devastating floods also swept away 320 houses and hundreds of acres of farmlands in the provincial capital of Jalalabad and some districts of the province, the office said in a statement. One of the key bridges on the road connecting capital Kabul to the eastern province was also washed away during the flooding, said the statement, adding the road is now closed. Two days ago, heavy rains and flash floods caused huge property damages in Afghanistan's Panjshir and Takhar provinces. But no life loss was reported. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

Taliban fighter Setting fire on picture of Massoud - Kabul

Taliban fighter Setting fire on picture of Massoud - Kabul

Taliban fighter Setting fire on picture of Ahmad Shah Massoud, Taliban preparing to attack Panjshir, giving Panjshir fighters a few hours to surrender. Ahmad Shah Massoud, was a powerful guerrilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation, Massoud was assassinated at the instigation of al-Qaeda and the Taliban in a suicide bombing on September 9, 2001. Kabul, Afghanistan 22/08/2021. Photo by Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Massoud tomb

Massoud tomb

SARICHA, Afghanistan - A man pays his respects at the tomb of assassinated commander Ahmed Shah Massoud in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2011. (Kyodo)

Massoud mausoleum

Massoud mausoleum

SARICHA, Afghanistan - A mausoleum is under construction for assassinated commander Ahmed Shah Massoud in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2011. (Kyodo)

Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

A high school student holds a picture book featuring a slain Japanese physician at her school in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2020. The book was published by local nongovernmental organization Gahwara after Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in the country, was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019.

Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Students look at a picture book featuring a slain Japanese physician at a school in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 23, 2020. The book was published by local nongovernmental organization Gahwara after Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in the country, was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019.

Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Picture book featuring slain doctor published in Afghanistan

Zabih Mahdi, head of nongovernmental organization Gahwara, reads a picture book featuring a slain Japanese physician, published by the group, to children at a school in Panjshir Province, northeastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 23, 2020. Tetsu Nakamura, known for years of aid work in the country, was killed in a roadside shooting in Jalalabad in December 2019.

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan - Supporters surround the grave of Ahmad Shah Masood, the leader of the Afghan anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, in the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan. The picture was taken Sept. 29. Masood was killed last month in a bomb explosion.