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Released Palestinian Hostages Return to Gaza

A view of the hospital building with Muhammad Qasim Arda's poster on it in Arraba, south of Jenin, on January 26, 2025. He was one of 200 Palestinian prisoners freed in an agreement to end the war on Gaza. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Hostages Return to Gaza

A view of the hospital building with Muhammad Qasim Arda's poster on it in Arraba, south of Jenin, on January 26, 2025. He was one of 200 Palestinian prisoners freed in an agreement to end the war on Gaza. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Hostages Return to Gaza

A view of the hospital building with Muhammad Qasim Arda's poster on it in Arraba, south of Jenin, on January 26, 2025. He was one of 200 Palestinian prisoners freed in an agreement to end the war on Gaza. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Hostages Return to Gaza

A close-up of Muhammad Qasim Arda's mother in Arraba, south of Jenin, on January 26, 2025. He was freed as part of a historic prisoner exchange deal that secured the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Hostages Return to Gaza

A close-up of Muhammad Qasim Arda's mother in Arraba, south of Jenin, on January 26, 2025. He was freed as part of a historic prisoner exchange deal that secured the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Hostages Return to Gaza

A close-up of Muhammad Qasim Arda's mother in Arraba, south of Jenin, on January 26, 2025. He was freed as part of a historic prisoner exchange deal that secured the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Yemen

Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Huthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 3, 2025. The Israeli military on January 3 shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. Yemen's Huthis have been firing missiles and drones at Israel -- as well as at ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden -- in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians during the war in Gaza. Photo by Alaa Mohammed/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Yemen

Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Huthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 3, 2025. The Israeli military on January 3 shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. Yemen's Huthis have been firing missiles and drones at Israel -- as well as at ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden -- in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians during the war in Gaza. Photo by Alaa Mohammed/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Yemen

Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Huthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 3, 2025. The Israeli military on January 3 shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. Yemen's Huthis have been firing missiles and drones at Israel -- as well as at ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden -- in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians during the war in Gaza. Photo by Alaa Mohammed/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Journalist Ghassan Najjar Killed In Israeli Airstrike - Beirut

Funeral of Al Mayadeen channel videographer Ghassan Najjar in Rawdat Al Houraa Zaynab, Beirut, Lebanon on October 26, 2024. Three journalists, Vasim Qasim, Ghassan Najjar, and Mohammad Reza who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in southern Beirut where they were staying, at Dahieh district of the capital Beirut. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Road accident kills 21 in south Afghanistan

STORY: Road accident kills 21 in south Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of a road accident in Helmand, Afghanistan STORYLINE: At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said. The deadly accident took place on a road in Gereshk district early Sunday morning when a Herat-bound passenger bus collided with a tanker and a motorbike. The bus overturned and caught fire, leaving 21 dead on the spot, the official said, adding the reason for the crash could be reckless driving. Investigation has been initiated on the accident, the official added. In the meantime, state-run Bakhtar news agency has counted 21 killed and 38 injured. More than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 4,000 injured due to road accidents in Afghanista

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the wreckage of vehicles after a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the wreckage of vehicles after a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the wreckage of vehicles after a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-ROAD ACCIDENT

(240317) -- KANDAHAR, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows the site of a road accident in Helmand Province, south Afghanistan. At least 21 commuters were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, spokesman for provincial government Mawlawi Mohammad Qasim Riaz said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-SAND BOTTLE ARTIST

(240121) -- AMMAN, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sand bottles are pictured in Amman, Jordan on Jan. 20, 2024. Sand bottle art is one of the most important and ancient folk arts worked on by a large group of artists in Jordan. Laith Qasim, a 22-year-old young man, is one of these artists who has been practicing this art for ten years. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-SAND BOTTLE ARTIST

(240121) -- AMMAN, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Colorful sand for making sand bottles are pictured in Amman, Jordan on Jan. 20, 2024. Sand bottle art is one of the most important and ancient folk arts worked on by a large group of artists in Jordan. Laith Qasim, a 22-year-old young man, is one of these artists who has been practicing this art for ten years. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-SAND BOTTLE ARTIST

(240121) -- AMMAN, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sand bottle artist Laith Qasim fills a bottle with sand in Amman, Jordan on Jan. 20, 2024. Sand bottle art is one of the most important and ancient folk arts worked on by a large group of artists in Jordan. Laith Qasim, a 22-year-old young man, is one of these artists who has been practicing this art for ten years. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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Sand bottle artist in Jordan expresses hope for peace in Gaza

STORY: Sand bottle artist in Jordan expresses hope for peace in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Laith making sand bottles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LAITH QASIM, Sand bottle artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LAITH QASIM, Sand bottle artist 4. various of Laith helping a girl make sand bottle STORYLINE: Sand bottle art is a traditional handicraft that is taken up by a large group of artists at tourist attractions in Jordan. Laith Qasim, a 22-year-old young man, is one of them. Laith has been practicing this art for ten years. First as a hobby, then 5 years ago, he turned his passion for this art into a professional career and made a living from this. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LAITH QASIM, Sand bottle artist "This craft has existed for hundreds of years, since the time of the Nabataeans who built Petra. They were the ones who invented it. They made the hourglass and then developed it through drawing using sand. It w

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China-donated tents provide sigh of relief to quake-affected Afghans

STORY: China-donated tents provide sigh of relief to quake-affected Afghans DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the quake-affected area and people in Herat 2. various of tents donated by China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDUL HAMID, Villager from west Afghanistan's Herat province 4. various of earthquake relief supplies donated by China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ABDUL HAMID, Villager from west Afghanistan's Herat province 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): QASIM JAN, Villager from west Afghanistan's Herat province 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): DAWOOD SHAH, Villager from west Afghanistan's Herat province STORYLINE: Several destructive earthquakes have hit Afghanistan's Herat province since Oct. 7, causing thousands of casualties and hundreds of families homeless. Abdul Hamid, a local villager, lost four of his family members in the quakes. After sleeping in the open for several days, he moved into a tent donated by the Chinese government. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dar

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qasim Akram (C) of Pakistan competes during the Men's Semifinal match of Cricket between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qasim Akram (C) of Pakistan celebrates with teammates during the Men's Semifinal match of Cricket between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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AFGHANISTAN-NIMROZ-CHINA-AID

(230928) -- NIMROZ, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People receive China-donated assistance in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2023. Afghan authorities distributed China-donated assistance to 450 needy families in west Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority Mohammad Qasim Mohammad said Thursday. Each family received a bag of 50 kg of rice, the official said, adding that humanitarian aid would be distributed to more than 1,000 needy families in the coming days. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)