AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the mud in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear the mud in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to recover

Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province: charity

STORY: Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province: charity SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province STORYLINE: About 40,000 children lost their homes in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province amidst last week's heavy downpours and floods, global charity Save the Children said Monday. "Children are scared. Many have lost everything, not only their homes but their schools and the places where they play. They have lost everything familiar. They have lost all routine," said Arshad Malik, country director for the charity in Afghanistan. More than 330 were killed across the impoverished country, mostly in Baghlan and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. In the wake of the flooding, global organizations and Afghan officials warned of a rising

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears ruins following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People stand in the mud following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man fortifies the bricks mended for his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man checks the destroyed gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in front of the gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in front of the gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People clear ruins following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)

Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan

STORY: Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. various of the floods of Afghanistan (file) STORYLINE: Pakistan expressed condolences over losses caused by flash floods in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The government and the people of Pakistan express their heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of life and widespread damage to property caused by heavy rains and flash floods in several provinces of Afghanistan," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. It added that Pakistan stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330

STORY: Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330 SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: BAGHLAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected village in north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province STORYLINE: More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. The UN agency said Saturday on social media that more than 300 people have been killed in northern Baghlan province alone, with more than 1,000 houses destroyed. "WFP is now distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors," it said. Afghanistan has been experiencing heavy rain and floods in the past month, leading to casualties and property damage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghlan, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

(240511) -- KABUL, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

(240511) -- KABUL, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOOD

(240511) -- KABUL, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man clears off ruins at the flood-affected Laqia village, Baghlan-e-Markazi District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 11, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua)

At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan

STORY: At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods-affected villages STORYLINE: At least 70 people have been killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan and Takhar provinces on Friday, local officials said. In Baghlan, the natural mishap hit Gozargah-e-Noor, Jelgah, Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazi and Barka districts, as well as the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri, Hedayatullah Hamdard, provincial director for the disaster management authority, said Friday. Meanwhile, foreign media quoted the United Nation's International Organization for Migration as saying that over 200 people were killed and thousands of houses were destroyed or damaged in Baghlan. Storms and floods also killed 20 people and injured 14 in Namak Ab, Ishkamish, Farkhar and Kafgan districts of Takhar province, Ahmad Sir Sajid, head of Takhar's disaste

6.4-magnitude earthquake shocks Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties

STORY: 6.4-magnitude earthquake shocks Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Faizabad city, the capital of Badakhshan province STORYLINE: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted north Afghanistan on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. With the epicenter being in Jurm district of the northern Badakhshan province, the tremor took place at 01:57 p.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter of the quake, with a depth of 206.6 km, was initially determined to be at 36.51 degrees north latitude and 70.60 degrees east longitude. The earthquake was also felt in Badakhshan's neighboring Takhar, Kunduz, Balkh, Baghlan and Samangan provinces as well as the eastern Laghman and Nangarhar provinces. In Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, local residents, feeling the tremors, rushed into the streets to escape the possibl

Afghan orphans grieve families killed in U.S.-led war

STORY: Afghan orphans grieve families killed in U.S.-led war DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SIBGHATULLAH, Afghan orphan 3. various of children in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): SHAHAB, Afghan orphan 5. various of children in Kabul STORYLINE: Asked "what do you want to do in the future?" most kids from an orphanage in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul would answer "I want to be a doctor" without hesitation, as their loved ones were killed in wars and many relatives were injured with lifelong handicaps. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SIBGHATULLAH, Afghan orphan "I lost my father 11 years ago. My earnest desire is for my father to be alive today. My father was a kind and nice man. When I see other boys with fathers, I wish I had my father here as well." Originally from the northern Takhar province and currently living in Kabul, the teenage boy spoke with sorrow that the death of his father had taken everything fr

Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan

STORY: Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: JALALABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected area in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods killed four people and injured 25 others in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to a statement of the provincial government released Saturday. The destructive floods washed away or badly damaged 300 houses, the statement said, adding that thousands of acres of farmlands were also destroyed. In the meantime, heavy rains coinciding with strong winds damaged gardens and fruit trees in the northern Balkh, Samangan, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Afghanistan's meteorological department predicts more rains and floods in 18 out of the country's 34 provinces in the coming days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jalalabad, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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)

Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks

STORY: Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views after a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of countryside views after a snowfall in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Shafiullah Rahimi said on Monday. In talks to local media, Rahimi said the 104 people had lost their lives due to heavy snowfall, freezing weather and gas suffocation in Takhar, Badakhshan, Nimroz, Kandahar, Laghman, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Faryab, Paktika, Balkh, Samangan, Bamyan and other parts of the country. In cash-strapped Afghanistan where there is no heating system, people often use coal, wood or liquid gas to keep themselves warm, which in many cases claims human live

Afghan police arrest 21 alleged criminals

STORY: Afghan police arrest 21 alleged criminals DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the police on duty on the streets in Kabul STORYLINE: Afghan police have arrested 21 persons for suspected involvement in criminal activities over the past couple of weeks, the interior ministry said Thursday. These people were allegedly involved in cases including robbery, gambling and drug trafficking, and were arrested in Kabul, Herat, Balkh, Kunduz and Takhar provinces, the ministry said in a statement. Eleven of the arrested were involved in drug trafficking, the statement said. The Taliban-run caretaker administration has vowed to crack down on outlaws as part of efforts to ensure law and order in the war-torn Asian country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

Flash floods kill 5, injure 10 in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar

STORY: Flash floods kill 5, injure 10 in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flash floods in Nangarhar Province STORYLINE: At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in the latest flash floods in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar late on Sunday, the provincial governor's office said Monday. The devastating floods also swept away 320 houses and hundreds of acres of farmlands in the provincial capital of Jalalabad and some districts of the province, the office said in a statement. One of the key bridges on the road connecting capital Kabul to the eastern province was also washed away during the flooding, said the statement, adding the road is now closed. Two days ago, heavy rains and flash floods caused huge property damages in Afghanistan's Panjshir and Takhar provinces. But no life loss was reported. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)