Afghans preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha amid economic hardship

STORY: Afghans preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha amid economic hardship SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a livestock market in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): RAHMATULLAH, Kabul resident 3. various of a livestock market in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KHAN MOHAMMAD, Livestock seller 5. various of a livestock market in Kabul 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): EISA KHAN, Soft drink seller 7. various of a livestock market in Kabul STORYLINE: The people of Afghanistan begin to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Monday. However, the high rates of unemployment and poverty have drastically reduced the purchasing power of Afghan people, hindering their ability to shop. At an animal market on the western edge of Kabul, Rahmatullah, 28, sought to buy a sheep to sacrifice. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): RAHMATULLAH, Kabul resident "I am wandering in the bazaar but could not buy a sheep because of the high price. With the prices going up, no one ca

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)

Xinhua Headlines: One year on, war tragedies left by U.S. still haunt Afghan people

Xinhua Headlines: One year on, war tragedies left by U.S. still haunt Afghan people

(220830) -- KABUL, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 16, 2021 shows a refugee camp in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. (Photo by Rahmatullah Alizadah/Xinhua)