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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(230904) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man arranges dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. The sweet fruit is used as a medicine in traditional homeopathic treatment in the war-torn country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(230904) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. The sweet fruit is used as a medicine in traditional homeopathic treatment in the war-torn country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(230904) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man arranges dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. The sweet fruit is used as a medicine in traditional homeopathic treatment in the war-torn country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer harvests fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers carry a box of fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer displays harvested fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-FIGS-HARVEST

(230720) -- KANDAHAR, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan farmer harvests fresh figs at a garden in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2023. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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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.

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Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan

STORY: Downpour, flash flood destroy houses, farmlands in N. Afghanistan DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit area in northern Balkh province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Rainstorms and flash floods have destroyed residential houses and farmlands in northern Afghanistan, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Friday. Heavy rains triggered destructive floods on Thursday evening, which partially damaged or utterly destroyed more than 300 houses and 3,000 acres of farmlands in Zari district of the northern Balkh province and its vicinity, Waziri told reporters. The floods have also killed numerous cattle in Zari district and adjoining areas, the official said. There is no report of casualties, the official said, adding that rescue teams have been sent to affected areas to help the affected families. Heavy floods have also cut off the link between Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, to seven districts in Afgh

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Pertussis affects 300, kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Zabul province

STORY: Pertussis affects 300, kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Zabul province DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the patients in hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABBUL HAKIM HAKIMI, Provincial public health director 3. various of hospital STORYLINE: According to Zabul's provincial public health director, a total of 300 people mostly children have been affected by pertussis, or whooping cough, in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, and two children have died of the disease. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): ABBUL HAKIM HAKIMI, Provincial public health director "The disease which has erupted in Suri district of the province has been affecting at least 300 people, mostly children, and has claimed the lives of two children over the past week." He said an emergency team of health officials had been sent to the district to treat those infected with the disease. The public health office of the province has asked the people not to leave their places for a few

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Taliban reveals burial site of late co-founder Mullah Omar in S. Afghanistan

STORY: Taliban reveals burial site of late co-founder Mullah Omar in S. Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province STORYLINE: The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. "The tomb of late Amirul Mominen (Supreme leader) Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid was revealed to public at a ceremony attended by ranking officials in Omarzo area of Suri district, Zabul province, on Sunday," Mujahid tweeted. Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund and other cabinet members attended the ceremony, according to Mujahid. After his hierarchy was dethroned from power following the U.S.-led military invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, Omar wen

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-MULLAH OMAR-BURIAL SITE

(221108) -- ZABUL, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022 shows the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan

STORY: 30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: QALAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people rescuing and treating patients STORYLINE: A total of 30 people were injured as a minibus collided with a truck in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Monday, head of the province's health department Abdul Hakim Hakimi said. The injured include five children and five women, with some of them in critical condition. Confirming the road accident, Zabul police spokesperson Zabihullah Jawhar said an investigation had been launched into it, without providing more details. The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported that the victims were going to attend a wedding party when their minibus collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction. Reckless driving often leads to deadly traffic accidents in the war-torn country. A road accident claimed seven lives and injured nine others in the central Daykundi prov

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Afghan gov't begins reconstruction of major highway in southern region

STORY: Afghan gov't begins reconstruction of major highway in southern region DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reconstruction of highway in Kandahar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Taliban-run caretaker administration has started the reconstruction of a major highway in the southern Kandahar province, officials have said. In the first phase, 55 km of the road linking Kandahar to the neighboring Zabul province would be reconstructed, followed by the reconstruction of highways linking Kandahar to Kabul and Kandahar to Herat, said Bakht Mohammad, who is with the reconstruction project. The first phase project will be finished in five months with funds provided by the administration, the official said. Abdul Baqi, another official with the reconstruction project, told Xinhua that the reconstruction of the Kandahar-Zabul highway requires 250 million afghanis (2.84 million U.S. dollars) and is financed by the M

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man carries dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Sept. 18, 2022. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man arranges dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2022. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DRIED FIGS

(220918) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows dried figs at a market in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the war-torn country. (Photo by Sanullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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Afghan farmers switch to strawberry planting amid poppy ban

STORY: Afghan farmers switch to strawberry planting amid poppy ban DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Strawberry fields in Kandahar province 2. SOUNDBITE1 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD ALLAH NURI, Agriculture official 3. various shots of Strawberry fields and a shop in Kandahar province 4. SOUNDBITE1 (Dari): AZIZ AHMAD AHMADI, Farmer 5. various shots of Strawberry fields and a shop in Kandahar province STORYLINE: Afghanistan's Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul provinces have always been close to the heart of the world's opium, and later heroin, trade. Poppy cultivation has been outlawed, but not for the first time. Almost every government in Afghanistan's war-torn history has tried to do the same. The perennial problems the country's leaders face are very few means of alternative ways of making a living in the undeveloped mountains, and that the profits of the trade are simply much more than are to be found in other, legal, pursuits.

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Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD in 2021

STORY: Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD in 2021 DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people selling figs in Kabul STORYLINE: Afghanistan exported figs worth 35 million U.S. dollars over the past year, said the Ministry of Economy on Sunday. A total of 7.155 tons of figs were exported in 2021, the ministry said on Twitter. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighboring Helmand and Zabul provinces. Mostly used as medicine in the traditional medical treatment among Afghans, the sweet fruit is largely used in homeopathic shops in the country. Fresh and dry fruits including fig, pistachio, melon, watermelon, raisin, pine nut and grape are the popular products for export in Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

(220414) -- ZABUL, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured man is treated at a local hospital in Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2022. Eighteen people were injured when a pick-up truck overturned in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul on Wednesday, a local source said on Thursday. (Str/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-ZABUL-BOY-DEEP WELL-TRAPPED

(220218) -- ZABUL, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local people and rescue team members rescue a five-year-old boy who was trapped in a deep dry well in Jaldak area of Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2022. A five-year-old Afghan boy, who was trapped in a 20-meter-deep dry well at mid-day on Tuesday, was found dead on Friday in Afghanistan's Zabul province, an Interior Ministry official wrote on Twitter. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

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Parade Of The Taliban Special Forces - Afghanistan

A parade of the Taliban special forces with US-made weapons in Zabul province, southeast of Afghanistan on August 20, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parade Of The Taliban Special Forces - Afghanistan

A parade of the Taliban special forces with US-made weapons in Zabul province, southeast of Afghanistan on August 20, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parade Of The Taliban Special Forces - Afghanistan

A parade of the Taliban special forces with US-made weapons in Zabul province, southeast of Afghanistan on August 20, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parade Of The Taliban Special Forces - Afghanistan

A parade of the Taliban special forces with US-made weapons in Zabul province, southeast of Afghanistan on August 20, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM