Power shortage undermines recovery in war-torn Afghanistan

STORY: Power shortage undermines recovery in war-torn Afghanistan DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Industrial Park in Kandahar 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto):ELHAM HAQMAL, Manager of milk processing plant 3. various of the Industrial Park in Kandahar STORYLINE: In southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, power shortage is hurting the local economy. Elham Haqmal manages a milk processing plant in Kandahar's Industrial Park. SOUNDBITE(Pashto):ELHAM HAQMAL, Manager of milk processing plant "We have no electricity at all. We operate on the power from our generators. It's a very costly way to do business. Only a handful of factories out of the 300 in the park are operational. If the power problem continues for much longer, all the plants will have to be shut down. Our products are highly perishable. Without power, everything can be spoiled. We have to pour gallons of perfectly good milk down the drain." Running factories needs suffi