AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH

AFGHANISTAN-BADAKHSHAN-PASSENGER PLANE-CRASH

(240121) -- KABUL, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- News report of television channel TOLOnews on a passenger plane crash is seen in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2024. A passenger plane heading toward Russia has crashed in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Afghan television channel TOLOnews quoted an official as saying on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zou Xuemian)

Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China

STORY: Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Torkham port in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province 2. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): OSTAN, Truck driver 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MUFTI ESMATULLAH, Commissioner of the border town of Torkham 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): QURISHI BADLON, Public relations officer of Nangarhar province STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. What's behind me is the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is the busiest port of entry between the two countries, serving as a major transporting, shipping, and receiving site. Many huge trucks passed behind me loaded with all kinds of goods, including goods from China. A large number of Chinese goods enter the Afghan market through here via Pakistan. The border crossing behind

Chinese scholars sponsor mini-marathon to help protect Afghan cultural heritages

STORY: Chinese scholars sponsor mini-marathon to help protect Afghan cultural heritages DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mini-marathon 2. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the mini-marathon 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): EID MOHAMMAD, Local kid 5. various of the mini-marathon 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHAMMAD TAQQI TAQADOSI, Coordinator of the race 7. various of the mini-marathon 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): SAMAD, Local kid 9. various of the mini-marathon 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MALIKA, Local kid STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. What's behind me is the famous Buddha site. A group of Chinese scholars has sponsored a mini-marathon race for local children to call for the protection of cultural heritages. In addition, the Chinese scholars have also funded a program to teach local children how to preserve their cultural her

China-built canal from 1970s still vital for Afghan farmers

STORY: China-built canal from 1970s still vital for Afghan farmers DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: CHARIKAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the China-funded irrigation project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD YUSUF AZIMI, Villager from Parwan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): QALAMDAR, Villager from Parwan province 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MUJIB RAHMAN HABIBI, Head of department for Ghorband-Charikar sub-river basin STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province. What's behind me is a China-funded irrigation project. This project is a water canal project, built by China as aid to Afghanistan in the 1970s. According to locals, the project has brought 'water for life' and boosted farming in this war-torn country in the past decades of years." Mohammad Yusuf Azimi, 58, a villager from eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province, began growing beans on his

U.S. sanctions add to Afghans' pain, poverty during freezing winter

STORY: U.S. sanctions add to Afghans' pain, poverty during freezing winter DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of central Afghanistan's Bamyan Province in winter 2. various of cave-turned shelter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ZARIF, Local resident 4. various of cave-turned shelter 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZARIF, Local resident 6. various of cave-turned shelter 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NADIR HUSSAIN, Local resident 8. various of central Afghanistan 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SHAKIR TAHIR, Director of Bamyan provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. The temperature here has reached minus 25 degrees centigrade now. According to Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, the chilly weather has already claimed hundreds of lives in this war-torn country. Since the first week of January, the temperatu

China-built hospitals benefit war-torn Afghanistan

STORY: China-built hospitals benefit war-torn Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): AREFULLAH, Patient's son 4. various of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province 5. various of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): SAADAT KHAN ZAZAI, Medical practitioner 7. various of the Jamhoriat Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): FARIDOON, Patient 9. various of the Jamhoriat Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province. What's behind me is the Mirwais Regional Hospital. It was built by China more than four decades ago as a gift for the Afghan people. At present, it is still the largest a

One year on, trauma never leaves Afghan people since U.S. hasty withdrawal

STORY: One year on, trauma never leaves Afghan people since U.S. hasty withdrawal DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English) ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLADAD, Local villager of Panjwai district 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): DAD MOHAMMAD, Local villager of Panjwai district 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NISAR AHMAD, Kabul resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): AGAL KHAN, Kabul resident 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Dari): MUZAMILL AMIRI, Eyewitness STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in Panjawai district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province. What behind me is a village which had been attacked for several times in U.S. air strikes. According to locals, numbers of Afghan civilians nearby were killed in U.S. military operations. The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing of innocent people by the United States in the name of 'anti-terrori

Chinese scholars help protect cultural heritage in Afghanistan

STORY: Chinese scholars help protect cultural heritage in Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various shots of the Buddha site in Bamyan province, Afghanistan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDUL BASHIR HEMMAT, Ticket seller, Buddha site in Bamyan province 4. various shots of the ticket offices built with the assistance of Chinese scholars 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): AHMAD ALI HUSSIANYAR, Local archaeologist 6. various shots of training activities on cultural heritages 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MALAWI SAIFURAHMAN MOHAMMADI, Bamyan provincial director for information and culture department STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. What's behind me is the site of the giant Buddha ruins. Recently, local cultural workers have received assistance from several young scholars from China. With the advice and help from those Chinese scholar

Chinese-aided teaching building to bolster education in Afghanistan

STORY: Chinese-aided teaching building to bolster education in Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various shots of the Chinese-aided teaching building in Kabul University. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HAMID GHOLAMI, Professor, Kabul University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): OSAMA AZIZ, Head of Kabul University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): AMANULLAH, Construction worker STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. What's behind me are two China-aided buildings in Kabul University. The teaching building accommodates an academic lecture hall and a number of classrooms. And the auditorium with a capacity of more than one thousand people at one time is the largest hall in Kabul University." The four-story complex was inaugurated last week, which was constructed with the help from China The teaching building has an academic lecture hall an

China-built roads help facilitate travel in Afghanistan

STORY: China-built roads help facilitate travel in Afghanistan DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LOCATION: Kabul LENGTH: 00:03:06 CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent in Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): SAMIHULLAH, Resident of Jalalabad 3. various of Bamyan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): FAZAL RABI WAILZAI, Deputy director of Nangarhar's public work directorate 5. various of Jalalabad-Kabul road 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD HADI, Resident in Yakawlang district 7. various of Bamyan province 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): ABDULLAH SARHADI, Bamyan's provincial governor STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent in Afghanistan "I'm now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. What's behind me is a road built by a Chinese construction firm. This road goes through a number of villages (connecting north Afghanistan's Samangan province with Bamyan province). The project improves the connectivity in the country and brings facilities for locals. Apart from

China-donated earthquake relief supplies arrive in Afghanistan

STORY: China-donated earthquake relief supplies arrive in Afghanistan DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated earthquake relief supplies 2. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua corespondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YU, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan 4. various of the disaster area STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua corespondent "I am at the International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan now. An earthquake shook Afghanistan on June 22. It is the most devastating quake the country has experienced in the past 20 years. Right after the earthquake, the Chinese government decided to provide 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. dollars) worth of emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan." The first batch of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at the airport on Monday night and was handed over to the Afghan side. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu and Ghulam Ghaws Naseri

Death toll of Afghanistan's quake reaches 920: official

STORY: Death toll of Afghanistan's quake reaches 920: official DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:22 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: STANDUP (Chinese): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: A disaster official said that the death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday has reached 920, while 610 people were injured, adding the number of casualties might further rise. STANDUP (Chinese): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm reporting from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early on Wednesday. According to Afghanistan's Taliban-led caretaker government, so far, at least 920 people have been killed, while 610 people were injured. The quake has caused land sliding in eastern Afghanistan and damaged dozens of houses in the region." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

Quake kills at least 280, injures nearly 600 in eastern Afghanistan

STORY: Quake kills at least 280, injures nearly 600 in eastern Afghanistan DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (Chinese): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (Chinese): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm reporting from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. According to the state-run Bakhtar News Agency, an earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early on Wednesday. So far, at least 280 people have been killed. The number of injuries has risen to 595. Sources said the quake has damaged dozens of houses in the region. Some of my friends living in Kabul also told me that as they live on high grounds, they also felt relatively strong tremors this morning." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)