Drought-affected Kabul residents queue for hours to fetch water

STORY: Drought-affected Kabul residents queue for hours to fetch water SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drought-affected Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): RAJAB REZAI, Resident of Kabul 3. various of drought-affected Kabul residents queuing to fetch water 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KARBALAI, Resident of Kabul 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): QARI MATIHULLAH ABID, Spokesman for the Ministry of Energy and Water 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): QARI MATIHULLAH ABID, Spokesman for the Ministry of Energy and Water STORYLINE: Due to a severe drought, residents in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul have to queue for hours to fetch water. Rajab Rezai complained with anger after having waited for hours in front of a well of a local mosque on the western edge of Kabul. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): RAJAB REZAI, Resident of Kabul "There are 10 people in my family and I have to fill eight tins with water for use in drinking, cooking a

Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments

STORY: Afghans still in sorrow of losing family members in U.S. bombardments SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: ISMAEL KHIL, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan villagers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYED AZIZ, Villager 3. various of Afghan village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HAJJI ESMATULLAH, Villager 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MAWLAWI HABIBULLAH MUJAHID, Provincial head for information and culture STORYLINE: Years later, Afghan villagers still vividly remember the operations and bombardments conducted by the U.S. troops during their 20-year presence in the war-torn country. Sayed Aziz, a resident of eastern Wardak province, stays in a mud house in the ruined Ismael Khil village. Recalling the miserable time, he whispered with sorrow that one U.S. aerial strike had killed 10 people including eight of his brother Qari's family members more than a decade ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYED AZIZ, Villager "Qari's children, wife and grandchildren

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

(230625) -- JALALABAD, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets show their shooting skills during their graduation ceremony in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2023. A total of 430 newly graduated cadets have joined Afghanistan's national police force after completing a two-month training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, Qari Basharmal Bashardost, National Police Academy commander in the east, said Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

(230625) -- JALALABAD, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets show their skills during their graduation ceremony in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2023. A total of 430 newly graduated cadets have joined Afghanistan's national police force after completing a two-month training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, Qari Basharmal Bashardost, National Police Academy commander in the east, said Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

(230625) -- JALALABAD, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets show their skills during their graduation ceremony in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2023. A total of 430 newly graduated cadets have joined Afghanistan's national police force after completing a two-month training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, Qari Basharmal Bashardost, National Police Academy commander in the east, said Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE GRADUATION

(230625) -- JALALABAD, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets show their shooting skills during their graduation ceremony in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2023. A total of 430 newly graduated cadets have joined Afghanistan's national police force after completing a two-month training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, Qari Basharmal Bashardost, National Police Academy commander in the east, said Saturday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

7 dead, 14 injured as bus turns turtle in northern Afghanistan

STORY: 7 dead, 14 injured as bus turns turtle in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of injured victims receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: At least seven commuters were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Saturday. The accident occurred in Kezer village of Khash district on Friday evening when a bus overturned due to technical problems, killing seven people, including women and children, on the spot and injuring 14 others, some in critical condition, Ahmadi said. Ramshackle roads, reckless driving on congested roads, and lack of safety measures during travel are mostly blamed for deadly road accidents in mountainous and war-ravaged Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

(230513) -- BADAKHSHAN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Injured women receive medical treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2023. At least seven commuters were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Saturday. (Photo by Qasimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-ROAD ACCIDENT

(230513) -- BADAKHSHAN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Injured women receive medical treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2023. At least seven commuters were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Saturday. (Photo by Qasimi/Xinhua)

7 people killed in roof collapse in east Afghanistan

STORY: 7 people killed in roof collapse in east Afghanistan DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a collapsed house in Alishing district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Seven members of a family lost their lives as the roof of their house caved in on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, said Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs. According to the official, the deadly incident took place at 2 a.m. local time Friday in Alishing district when the roof of a mud house collapsed and killed seven members of the ill-fated family. Five children, along with their parents, were killed. Only an eight-year-old girl survived but was in critical condition, the official further said. In war-torn Afghanistan, especially in rural areas, residential houses are mostly built of mud, which is prone to natural disasters and easily gutted in rainstorms and flash floods. Xinh

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

(230408) -- LAGHMAN, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people gather near a collapsed mud house in Alishing district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, April 7, 2023. Seven members of a family lost their lives as the roof of their house caved in on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

AFGHANISTAN-LAGHMAN-ROOF COLLAPSE

(230408) -- LAGHMAN, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people gather near a collapsed mud house in Alishing district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, April 7, 2023. Seven members of a family lost their lives as the roof of their house caved in on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Qari Khair Mohammad Ghazi, said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

Flash flood kills 1, injures 10 in Afghanistan's Takhar province

STORY: Flash flood kills 1, injures 10 in Afghanistan's Takhar province DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: TALUQAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in Takhar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and a flash flood killed one person and injured 10 others in the Bangi district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Tuesday, the provincial director for information and culture Qari Mohibullah Nikzad said Wednesday. Scores of houses and thousands of acres of farmlands have been damaged or destroyed due to the floods, the official said. In the meantime, locals said rainstorms and flash floods have utterly destroyed and damaged hundreds of houses in neighboring Chal and Ashkamish districts. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taluqan, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-TAKHAR-FLASH FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-TAKHAR-FLASH FLOOD

(230406) -- TAKHAR, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man clears the debris at a flood-affected area in Takhar province, Afghanistan, April 6, 2023. Heavy rains and a flash flood killed one person and injured 10 others in the Bangi district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Tuesday, the provincial director for information and culture Qari Mohibullah Nikzad said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-TAKHAR-FLASH FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-TAKHAR-FLASH FLOOD

(230406) -- TAKHAR, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child is seen at a flood-affected area in Takhar province, Afghanistan, April 6, 2023. Heavy rains and a flash flood killed one person and injured 10 others in the Bangi district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Tuesday, the provincial director for information and culture Qari Mohibullah Nikzad said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-TAKHAR-FLASH FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-TAKHAR-FLASH FLOOD

(230406) -- TAKHAR, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 6, 2023 shows a flood-affected area in Takhar province, Afghanistan. Heavy rains and a flash flood killed one person and injured 10 others in the Bangi district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Tuesday, the provincial director for information and culture Qari Mohibullah Nikzad said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Kakar/Xinhua)

Afghan rescue team recovers 3 miners after 61 hours

STORY: Afghan rescue team recovers 3 miners after 61 hours DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of miners in a hospital in Afghanistan STORYLINE: The rescue team has recovered three miners from under the debris after 61 hours in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, the provincial director of information and culture Qari Maazudin said Sunday. "The remaining two miners were recovered from under debris at 09:20 p.m. Saturday while another was rescued on Friday and thus the rescue operation is over after 61 hours," Ahmadi told reporters here. Several miners were working in a tunnel of a gold mine in Yawan district on Thursday when the tunnel caved in, trapping the three people, the official said, adding that the trio had been recovered and shifted to a hospital for medical treatment. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

(230108) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An injured miner receives treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2023. The rescue team has recovered three miners from under the debris after 61 hours in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, the provincial director of information and culture Qari Maazudin said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-MINERS

(230108) -- BADAKHSHAN, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Injured miners receive treatment at a hospital in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2023. The rescue team has recovered three miners from under the debris after 61 hours in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, the provincial director of information and culture Qari Maazudin said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

Improved seeds, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan

STORY: Improved seeds, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan farmers receiving distributed improved seeds and fertilizer in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QARI ABADULLAH ANSAR, Head of agriculture, irrigation and livestock in Jawzjan province 3. various of Afghan farmers receiving distributed improved seeds and fertilizer in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Uzbek): GUL AGHA, Local farmer 5. various of Afghan farmers receiving distributed improved seeds and fertilizer in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province STORYLINE: Afghan provincial administration distributed improved seeds and fertilizer to nearly 16,000 farmers in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, provincial head for agriculture, irrigation and livestock Qari Abadullah Ansar said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QARI ABADULLAH ANSAR, He

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMERS-SEED-FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMERS-SEED-FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTION

(221027) -- JAWZJAN, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers receive improved seed and fertilizer in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2022. Afghan provincial administration distributed improved seed and fertilizer to nearly 16,000 farmers in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, provincial head for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Qari Abadullah Ansar said. TO GO WITH "Improved seed, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekullah Yazdani/xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMERS-SEED-FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMERS-SEED-FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTION

(221027) -- JAWZJAN, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers receive improved seed and fertilizer in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2022. Afghan provincial administration distributed improved seed and fertilizer to nearly 16,000 farmers in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, provincial head for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Qari Abadullah Ansar said. TO GO WITH "Improved seed, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekullah Yazdani/xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMERS-SEED-FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTION

AFGHANISTAN-JAWZJAN-FARMERS-SEED-FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTION

(221027) -- JAWZJAN, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers receive improved seed and fertilizer in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2022. Afghan provincial administration distributed improved seed and fertilizer to nearly 16,000 farmers in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, provincial head for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Qari Abadullah Ansar said. TO GO WITH "Improved seed, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan" (Photo by Zekullah Yazdani/xinhua)

Afghan cadets commissioned to police in E. Afghanistan

STORY: Afghan cadets commissioned to police in E. Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commencement of young Afghan police in Eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province STORYLINE: A total of 446 young Afghans have been commissioned to the National Police Force after completing a training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, commander of the training center Qari Rahmatullah said Wednesday. During the six-week training course, the new policemen learned how to behave with the people, how and when to use weapons and how to enforce law and order in society, the official said, adding the newly graduated police personnel would be deployed in the eastern Nangarhar and neighboring Laghman, Kunar and Nuristan provinces. More than 50,000 policemen have graduated from the country's 10 police training centers since the establishment of the Taliban-run caretaker government in August last year, Amin Jan Fatehullah from the Interior Mi

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE-COMMENCEMENT

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE-COMMENCEMENT

(221026) -- NANGARHAR, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 26, 2022 shows the commencement of young Afghan police in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A total of 446 young Afghans have been commissioned to the National Police Force after completing a training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, commander of the training center Qari Rahmatullah said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE-COMMENCEMENT

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-POLICE-COMMENCEMENT

(221026) -- NANGARHAR, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 26, 2022 shows the commencement of young Afghan police in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A total of 446 young Afghans have been commissioned to the National Police Force after completing a training course in the eastern Nangarhar province, commander of the training center Qari Rahmatullah said Wednesday. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms

STORY: Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHORTLIST: 1. various of the collected weapons in Kunar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan security forces have collected hundreds of pieces of weapons as locals willingly handed over their arms and ammunition to local authorities in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Sunday. "The weapons handed over to local authorities today include nine anti-aircraft guns, 135 pieces of U.S.-made M16 assault rifles, 65 AK-47 rifles, 19 pieces of mortars, several RPG-7 and scores of light and heavy weapons, besides thousands of bullets," Ghaziabad district chief Qari Zia Ur-Rahman told reporters. At a ceremony attended by Defense Ministry officials, they called upon people to hand over their weapons to the Taliban-led caretaker government. "The weapons collected in Ghaziabad district will be handed over to the relevant security agencies through a transparent

Flash floods kill 8, injure 6 in eastern Afghanistan

STORY: Flash floods kill 8, injure 6 in eastern Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: JALALABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit area and local residents in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and six others injured on Monday as a result of heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, said a local official. Floods swept through Sheikh Musri locality and its vicinity outside the provincial capital Jalalabad. Four of the victims are children who lost their lives after the roof of their house caved in due to heavy rains, said Qari Saifullah, provincial director of natural disaster and humanitarian affairs. Dozens of residential houses have either been washed away or badly damaged due to the flooding, which also left six people injured, the official added. Torrential rains and flash floods, according to officials, claimed 17 lives in eastern province of Parwan on Sunday. Xinhua News Age

50 houses turn to ashes in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province

STORY: 50 houses turn to ashes in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the burned houses and burning houses in Jawzjan province STORYLINE: At least 50 residential houses have been burned to ashes by natural fire in the northern province of Jawzjan since Monday, provincial police chief Damullah Serajuddin Ahmadi said Wednesday. It is a natural fire that erupted on Monday, which has destroyed at least 50 houses, many of them turned to ashes, the official added. The natural incident has badly damaged Bala Mardian village in Faizabad district, the official went on to say. Confirming the incident, provincial head of Work and Social Affairs, Qari Nurullah Masafir who is from Bala Mardian village, told Xinhua that the natural fire burned the houses horrifyingly. The houses, where the people used to live in the affected area, were mostly made up of mud and wood. The reason for the fire

180 infected with cholera admitted in hospital in Afghanistan's Kandahar

STORY: 180 infected with cholera admitted in hospital in Afghanistan's Kandahar DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital in Kandahar STORYLINE: At least 180 people infected with cholera have been admitted to Mir Wais Hospital in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, said a physician in the hospital on Thursday. Up to "74 patients affected with the disease are from Shah Walikot district," said Soorgul Nawzadi, the physician. The disease earlier killed 20 children in the neighboring Helmand province, said Nawzadi. In Baghran district of the Helmand province, about 150 people have been infected with the disease, local people said. "The weather is too hot... We don't have clean drinking water and I think the lack of clean water could be a reason for the outbreak of the disease in our area," said Dost Mohammad, a resident of Shah Walikot district. Qari Abdullah, also a resident of Shah Walikot district, has called upon the local adminis

AFGHANISTAN-LAL PUR-FLASH FLOODS-AFTERMATH

AFGHANISTAN-LAL PUR-FLASH FLOODS-AFTERMATH

(220320) -- LAL PUR (AFGHANISTAN), March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand by a damaged wall after flash floods in Lal Pur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2022. Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, district chief Qari Abubakr said Sunday. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-LAL PUR-FLASH FLOODS-AFTERMATH

AFGHANISTAN-LAL PUR-FLASH FLOODS-AFTERMATH

(220320) -- LAL PUR (AFGHANISTAN), March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows a damaged farmland after flash floods in Lal Pur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, district chief Qari Abubakr said Sunday. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)