33 killed as floods sweep through parts of Afghanistan

STORY: 33 killed as floods sweep through parts of Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-affected areas in Parwan Province, east Afghanistan STORYLINE: Thirty-three people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries as heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan over the past three days, spokesman for the national disaster authority Mullah Janan Saeq said Sunday. Almost half of Afghanistan's 34 provinces including Kabul have been receiving heavy rains or snowfall since Friday, which have triggered flash floods in parts of the country causing losses of life and property damages. "Due to heavy rains, snowfall and flooding in several provinces including Parwan, Uruzgan and Panjshir, 33 people have lost their lives and 27 others sustained injuries," Saeq said. More than 600 houses have been damaged due to the floods, the official said, adding that the f

Over 500 Afghans join national police

STORY: Over 500 Afghans join national police DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of newly graduated policemen in Kandahar province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR, First Deputy Prime Minister 3. various of newly graduated policemen in Kandahar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: A total of 530 Afghans have completed a two-month training course in the National Police Academy of the southwestern region of Afghanistan and joined the national police. At the graduation ceremony held in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, the newly graduated policemen vowed to serve the people in the war-ravaged country. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR, First Deputy Prime Minister "Our advice to you is to serve the war-weary people honestly and be friendly to the people." The newly graduated policemen would be deployed in Kandahar, Zabul and Uruzgan provinces, according to police officers.

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