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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

People clear the debris of the collapsed houses in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

A child walks on the debris in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

People clear the debris of the collapsed houses in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Earthquake Aftermath - Khulm

People clear the debris of the collapsed houses in Khulm area, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2025. An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has left 24 people dead and more than 630 injured, most of them with minor injuries, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Khulm area. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers. The affected areas included the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Jawzjan. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

View of rising waters from flash floods in the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather near the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather near the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather near the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

View of rising waters from flash floods in the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather on the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather on the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

View of rising waters from flash floods in the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather near the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather on the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather on the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather on the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Floods Hit Faryab Province - Afghanistan

Residents gather on the Pul-e-Malan bridge on the Hari Rud River in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. Flash floods caused by the torrential rains in the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan caused further flooding, affecting Faryab Province in the Northern Region and the Ghor, Herat, Badghis, and Farah Provinces of the Western Region. Ghor Province was severely affected in the Western Region, with initial reports indicating 2,000 homes destroyed and 400 damaged. An estimated 50 people have died, according to the local authorities. Public infrastructure has been critically impacted, including damage and temporary closure of the Ghor-Herat highway. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan

STORY: At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods-affected villages STORYLINE: At least 70 people have been killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan and Takhar provinces on Friday, local officials said. In Baghlan, the natural mishap hit Gozargah-e-Noor, Jelgah, Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazi and Barka districts, as well as the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri, Hedayatullah Hamdard, provincial director for the disaster management authority, said Friday. Meanwhile, foreign media quoted the United Nation's International Organization for Migration as saying that over 200 people were killed and thousands of houses were destroyed or damaged in Baghlan. Storms and floods also killed 20 people and injured 14 in Namak Ab, Ishkamish, Farkhar and Kafgan districts of Takhar province, Ahmad Sir Sajid, head of Takhar's disaste

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Death toll rises to 14 in rainstorms, flooding in Afghanistan

STORY: Death toll rises to 14 in rainstorms, flooding in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 5, 2024 DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the area hit by rainstorms and floods in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province 2. various of the area hit by rainstorms and floods in north Afghanistan's Sari Pul province STORYLINE: At least 14 people have been confirmed dead due to a new round of heavy rains and flash floods in the western Herat and northern Sari Pul provinces of Afghanistan as well as adjoining areas over the past couple of days, officials said Sunday. Heavy rains and flash floods killed seven people in Herat province over the past couple of days, provincial director for the disaster management authority Musa Ashhari confirmed. Similarly, the rainstorms and flooding claimed one life in Herat's neighboring Farah province and two in Ghor province over the period, local officials said. In the country's northern regions, downpours and flash floo

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AFGHANISTAN-SARI PUL-CARROTS-HARVEST

(240213) -- SARI PUL, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers harvest carrots in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-SARI PUL-CARROTS-HARVEST

(240213) -- SARI PUL, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers harvest carrots in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Zubair/Xinhua)

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Afghanistan to build 285 health centers nationwide

STORY: Afghanistan to build 285 health centers nationwide SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rural area and a health center in north Afghanistan's Sari Pul Province STORYLINE: Afghan authorities will build at least 285 health centers in several provinces of Afghanistan, local TOLOnews TV channel on Saturday quoted the country's top health official as saying. Qalandar Ibad, acting minister of public health, said the ministry is urging trained and professional doctors abroad to come back to their homeland amid a shortage of medics, the media outlet reported. The official also noted that 45,000 medical beds are needed to treat patients across the country, when the number of medical beds is less than 30 percent of the expected quantity. According to a plan released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 14 million people in Afghanistan, including 7.5 million children a

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Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan

STORY: Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 2. various of a hospital receiving the injured after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province 3. various of a mosque after a blast in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province STORYLINE: Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 17 others were injured as a blast ripped through a mosque in the capital of north Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday, provincial director for Information and Culture Asadullah Mustafa Hashimi said. "Seven people were killed and 17 others injured in the blast," the private television channel Tolonews quoted Hashimi as saying in its report. The blast took place when worshipers were inside the mosque in Pul-e-Khumri city to offer their Juma (Friday) congregation. Locals believe that the number of casualties is higher than reported. No

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO CAMPAIGN

(230829) -- JAWZJAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of polio vaccine during an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2023. Afghan health authorities on Monday launched an anti-polio campaign in the northern Afghan provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan, Faryab and Sari Pul, a UN official said on Monday. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-ANTI-POLIO CAMPAIGN

(230829) -- JAWZJAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of polio vaccine during an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2023. Afghan health authorities on Monday launched an anti-polio campaign in the northern Afghan provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan, Faryab and Sari Pul, a UN official said on Monday. (Photo by Zekrullah Yazdani/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DETOXIFICATION CENTER

(230715) -- KANDAHAR, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows a rehabilitation center for drug-addicted people in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Provincial authorities in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province inaugurated a rehabilitation center for drug-addicted people on Thursday, deputy director of the provincial health department Sayed Ahmad Shadab said. The rehabilitation center with 30 beds formally opened in Takhta Pul district in the morning, providing medical treatment to any addict who gets admission here, the official said, adding that the facility would be upgraded to a 100-bed facility in the future. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DETOXIFICATION CENTER

(230715) -- KANDAHAR, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A drug-addicted person receives medical treatment at a rehabilitation center in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 13, 2023. Provincial authorities in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province inaugurated a rehabilitation center for drug-addicted people on Thursday, deputy director of the provincial health department Sayed Ahmad Shadab said. The rehabilitation center with 30 beds formally opened in Takhta Pul district in the morning, providing medical treatment to any addict who gets admission here, the official said, adding that the facility would be upgraded to a 100-bed facility in the future. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PUL-E-ALAM-CHINESE DONATION-EID AL-ADHA

(230628) -- PUL-E-ALAM, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2023 shows foodstuff donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) for the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Logar Province, Afghanistan. A crowd of needy Afghans from east Logar Province gathered at the Mosi Aynak base of the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) on June 21 to receive a package of foodstuff supplied by the Chinese mining firm ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which falls on June 28 this year in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans laud Chinese company for essential Eid food aid" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PUL-E-ALAM-CHINESE DONATION-EID AL-ADHA

(230628) -- PUL-E-ALAM, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Locals receive foodstuff donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) for the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2023. A crowd of needy Afghans from east Logar Province gathered at the Mosi Aynak base of the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) on June 21 to receive a package of foodstuff supplied by the Chinese mining firm ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which falls on June 28 this year in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans laud Chinese company for essential Eid food aid" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-PUL-E-ALAM-CHINESE DONATION-EID AL-ADHA

(230628) -- PUL-E-ALAM, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2023 shows foodstuff donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) for the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Logar Province, Afghanistan. A crowd of needy Afghans from east Logar Province gathered at the Mosi Aynak base of the MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) on June 21 to receive a package of foodstuff supplied by the Chinese mining firm ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which falls on June 28 this year in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans laud Chinese company for essential Eid food aid" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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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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Kabul suicide bomb attack kills 3 German peacekeepers

KABUL, Afghanistan - The wreckage of a bus hit by a suspected suicide bomber is removed from a road near the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Pul-e-Charkhi, 7 kilometers east of Kabul, on June 7. At lease three German peacekeeping soldiers on the bus were killed.

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Blast kills 2, injures 22 in Afghan capital

STORY: Blast kills 2, injures 22 in Afghan capital DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site and streets views in Kabul STORYLINE: Two people were confirmed dead and 22 others injured in a blast which rocked the western edge of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on social media. The blast took place in Pul-e-Sokhta area of Police District 6, Zadran said. According to the officer, the explosive device was placed in a vase. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast. On Friday, another blast killed eight people and injured 18 others in the same district in Kabul. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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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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Kabul police arrest 150 alleged criminals within month

STORY: Kabul police arrest 150 alleged criminals within month DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police on duty in Kabul STORYLINE: Police in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul have arrested 150 people on charge of involvement in criminal activities over the past one month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Wednesday. Confirming the huge arrest, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran on his Twitter account said the arrested individuals were involved in robbery, theft, murder and drug trafficking. All the arrested men have been sent to the central jail Pul-e-Charkhi for further investigation, Zadran said. The Taliban-run administration has vowed to ensure law and order across the war-torn country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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At least 6 wounded in big mosque blast in Afghan capital

STORY: At least 6 wounded in big mosque blast in Afghan capital DATELINE: April 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mosque where a blast happened in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHALID ZADRAN, Kabul Police spokesman 3. various of the mosque where a blast happened in Kabul STORYLINE: At least six people were wounded in a hand grenade explosion inside a big mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Wednesday, sources said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHALID ZADRAN, Kabul Police spokesman "A man hurled a hand grenade inside Pul-e Khishti Mosque at mid-day. As a result, six people were wounded." The wounded were shifted to hospitals and a suspected man has been arrested, according to the Afghan Ministry of Interior. The official report spelled no further details. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

(220208) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans work at a coalmine in Chinarak area of Nahrin district of Baghlan province Feb. 7, 2022. Ten workers of a coalmine were dead and three others injured as the mine caved in in Nahrin district of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, head of the provincial Information and Culture Directorate Mawlawi Mustafa Hashimi said. (Str/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-COALMINE-COLLAPSE

(220208) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans work at a coalmine in Chinarak area of Nahrin district of Baghlan province Feb. 7, 2022. Ten workers of a coalmine were dead and three others injured as the mine caved in in Nahrin district of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, head of the provincial Information and Culture Directorate Mawlawi Mustafa Hashimi said. (Str/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220116) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI (AFGHANISTAN), Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured man is treated at a local hospital in Pul-E-Khumri, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2022. Eight commuters were injured following a traffic accident in Baghlan, a local source confirmed on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220116) -- PUL-E-KHUMRI (AFGHANISTAN), Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured man is treated at a local hospital in Pul-E-Khumri, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2022. Eight commuters were injured following a traffic accident in Baghlan, a local source confirmed on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Mina Rezaei, young Cafe owner, Mina Rezaei origin Hazara ethnic, she is the first Afghan woman established the âSimple Caféâ in Kabul on Pul-e-Sorkh âthe Red Bridge street in Kabul. Afghanistan 31/07/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Mina Rezaei, young Cafe owner, Mina Rezaei origin Hazara ethnic, she is the first Afghan woman established the âSimple Caféâ in Kabul on Pul-e-Sorkh âthe Red Bridge street in Kabul. Afghanistan 31/07/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Mina Rezaei, young Cafe owner, Mina Rezaei origin Hazara ethnic, she is the first Afghan woman established the âSimple Caféâ in Kabul on Pul-e-Sorkh âthe Red Bridge street in Kabul. Afghanistan 31/07/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Mina Rezaei, young Cafe owner, Mina Rezaei origin Hazara ethnic, she is the first Afghan woman established the âSimple Caféâ in Kabul on Pul-e-Sorkh âthe Red Bridge street in Kabul. Afghanistan 31/07/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kabul suicide bomb attack kills 3 German peacekeepers

KABUL, Afghanistan - The wreckage of a bus hit by a suspected suicide bomber is removed from a road near the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Pul-e-Charkhi, 7 kilometers east of Kabul, on June 7. At lease three German peacekeeping soldiers on the bus were killed. (Kyodo)