Afghan gov't clears electricity bills to neighboring states, pays 627 mln USD

STORY: Afghan gov't clears electricity bills to neighboring states, pays 627 mln USD SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of power transmission line in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). "We have paid 627 million U.S. dollars to clear all the dues of electricity bills left over from the previous government," the state-run RTA quoted Maiwandi on Wednesday as saying. The official also noted that Afghanistan imports 80 percent of its electricity from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The country also imports part of power from neighboring Iran. However, the official said the administration has been chalking out plans to generate electricity from domestic s

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows electricity transmission terminals in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows a transmission tower in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows electric lines and a pole in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows electric lines and poles in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

Flydubai airline resumes flights to Kabul

STORY: Flydubai airline resumes flights to Kabul SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kabul International Airport and a resumed flight from Dubai to Kabul STORYLINE: The Flydubai airline resumed flights between Dubai and Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, the state-run Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA) reported. Private TV channel Tolonews reported that Air Arabia, another UAE airline, would soon start flights to Kabul. Since the withdrawal of the U.S.-led coalition forces from Afghanistan in late August 2021, almost all international airlines have suspended flights to the war-torn country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

Aid, improved broadcasting key to Afghan rebuilding efforts

Aid, improved broadcasting key to Afghan rebuilding efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Mohammad Eshaq (R), general director of the Radio-Television of Afghanistan (RTA), speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 5. Eshaq, in Tokyo to attend the 39th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), appealed for more assistance in rebuilding radio and television broadcasting in war-ravaged Afghanistan, saying it is crucial to boosting reconstruction efforts throughout the nation. At extreme left is ABU President Katsuji Ebisawa.

Aid, improved broadcasting key to Afghan rebuilding efforts

Aid, improved broadcasting key to Afghan rebuilding efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Mohammad Eshaq (R), general director of the Radio-Television of Afghanistan (RTA), speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 5. Eshaq, in Tokyo to attend the 39th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), appealed for more assistance in rebuilding radio and television broadcasting in war-ravaged Afghanistan, saying it is crucial to boosting reconstruction efforts throughout the nation. At extreme left is ABU President Katsuji Ebisawa. (Kyodo)