19 pct children engaged in child labor in Afghanistan: OCHA

STORY: 19 pct children engaged in child labor in Afghanistan: OCHA SHOOTING DATE: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children working in a brick factory 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): FOLAD, Afghan child 3. various of children working in a brick factory STORYLINE: Nineteen percent of children are engaged in child labor in Afghanistan, the Afghanistan office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday. "The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is trying to prevent child labor and support their families. The ministry has activated training centers for orphaned children and has provided vocational training along with other assistance to the children," local media outlet TOLOnews quoted the ministry's spokesperson Samiullah Rahimi as saying on Wednesday. Folad is an Afghan child working at a brick factory in Dehsabz district of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): F

Pakistan's apex court quashes politicians' lifetime disqualification

STORY: Pakistan's apex court quashes politicians' lifetime disqualification SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Supreme Court of Pakistan 2. various of street views in Islamabad STORYLINE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ended lifetime disqualification for politicians on Monday under the Constitution of the country, saying that parliamentarians would be barred from holding office for a maximum of five years under the law, according to the written order issued by the court. The seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa gave the 6-1 majority verdict after hearing multiple appeals regarding the lifetime disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution. The chief justice also read out the judgment telecasted live saying that the apex court quashed its judgment in the Samiullah Baloch case in 2018 when it ruled that disqualification handed down under Article 62(1)(f) would be for a lif

U.S.-left unexploded ordnance still claiming lives of Afghans

STORY: U.S.-left unexploded ordnance still claiming lives of Afghans DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: FARAH ROD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Farah Rod 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims 3. various of the views in Farah Rod 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims 5. various of the views in Farah Rod 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): SAMIULLAH, Brother of victim 7. various of the views in Farah Rod 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM, Victim of UXO STORYLINE: Khudai Rahim, 54, is a resident of Rigretion village in Farah Rod district, Farah Province of Afghanistan. He lost two sons in blasts of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in 2021, and his third son was severely injured in a mine blast in 2022 just around their village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims "He (the third son) found a mine. It might be a mortar mine, and he played with it. He was a child and didn't know what that was, but the o

China-donated humanitarian assistance distributed among needy Afghan families

STORY: China-donated humanitarian assistance distributed among needy Afghan families DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: FARAH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated humanitarian assistance 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SAMIULLAH TAWAKOLI, Official from Farah provincial department of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) 3. various of China-donated humanitarian assistance STORYLINE: Authorities for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) of Afghanistan's western Farah province have distributed a batch of China-donated humanitarian aid to needy families in the provincial capital Farah city. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SAMIULLAH TAWAKOLI, Official from Farah provincial department of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) "The humanitarian assistance including 200 tents, 200 plastic buckets, 1,500 blankets, 3,400 sacks of rice, toothpaste, brushes and tarpaulin were distributed to the families affected by floods and rainstorms." Tawakoli t

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

(221213) -- FARAH, Dec. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans receive China-donated humanitarian aid in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2022. Authorities for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) of Afghanistan's western Farah province have distributed a batch of China-donated humanitarian aid to the needy families in the provincial capital Farah city. The humanitarian assistance distributed to needy families on Sunday include 200 tents, 200 plastic buckets, 1,500 blankets, 3,400 sacks of rice, toothpastes, brushes and tarpaulin to the families who were affected by floods and rainstorms, an official of the entity Samiullah Tawakoli told reporters here on Monday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

(221213) -- FARAH, Dec. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan receives China-donated humanitarian aid in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2022. Authorities for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) of Afghanistan's western Farah province have distributed a batch of China-donated humanitarian aid to the needy families in the provincial capital Farah city. The humanitarian assistance distributed to needy families on Sunday include 200 tents, 200 plastic buckets, 1,500 blankets, 3,400 sacks of rice, toothpastes, brushes and tarpaulin to the families who were affected by floods and rainstorms, an official of the entity Samiullah Tawakoli told reporters here on Monday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

(221213) -- FARAH, Dec. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2022 shows China-donated humanitarian aid in Farah province, Afghanistan. Authorities for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) of Afghanistan's western Farah province have distributed a batch of China-donated humanitarian aid to the needy families in the provincial capital Farah city. The humanitarian assistance distributed to needy families on Sunday include 200 tents, 200 plastic buckets, 1,500 blankets, 3,400 sacks of rice, toothpastes, brushes and tarpaulin to the families who were affected by floods and rainstorms, an official of the entity Samiullah Tawakoli told reporters here on Monday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

AFGHANISTAN-FARAH-CHINA-AID

(221213) -- FARAH, Dec. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghans receive China-donated humanitarian aid in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2022. Authorities for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs (DMHA) of Afghanistan's western Farah province have distributed a batch of China-donated humanitarian aid to the needy families in the provincial capital Farah city. The humanitarian assistance distributed to needy families on Sunday include 200 tents, 200 plastic buckets, 1,500 blankets, 3,400 sacks of rice, toothpastes, brushes and tarpaulin to the families who were affected by floods and rainstorms, an official of the entity Samiullah Tawakoli told reporters here on Monday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)