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WRAP EU presser on enlargement, Afghanistan, Chirac presser ADDS Merkel comment
1. European Union Presidency press conference
2. Cutaway photographers
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Matti Vanhanen, Finnish Prime Minister and current President of the EU Council:
"Past enlargements have been successful. Today we mapped out...
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Afghan authorities burn over seven tonnes of drugs
1. Various sacks of drugs
2. Close up bag
3. Various shots press, officials and security
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Rammell, British Foreign Office Minister:
"We are confident that we will continue to work with President Karzai and...
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Delegates gather for constitutional convention
0000 Wide exterior of Loya Jirga tent
0004 Former Afghan monarch, Mohammad Zaher Shah and President Hamid Karzai arrive
0009 Hamid Karzai greeting delegates
0015 Audience
0018 Karzai and Shah stand for anthem
0021 Wide shot standing for...
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Interview with NATO Secretary General Rasmussen on Ukraine, Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday expressed his outrage at the violence in Ukraine, where dozens of protesters have been killed in clashes with police, and warned that the situation could affect Ukraine's relations...
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Former Taliban fighters released by government
0000 Former Taliban fighters walking
0008 Tilt down of former fighters sitting on roadside
0014 Former prisoners in International Red Cross office
0020 Mid shot former prisoner
0023 Close shot of cash being counted by Red Cross official...
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Voting begins; Karzai voting
1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai entering polling station, election official checking Karzai's identification
2. Ballot box
3. Karzai leaving voting booth and casting his vote in ballot box
4. Close up of ink on Karzai's hand, then...
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Women hold protest against contentious marriage law
1. Wide of Afghan women protesting against a recent contentious marriage Afghan law
2. Mid of protesters and security
3. Protesters marching while holding banners, reading (Dari) "We want a law which respects human dignity"
4....
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FM Krishna arrives for talks, meets Karzai
1. Mid of motorcade arriving
2. Close of a cameraman
3. Mid of Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna getting out of the car and being greeted by Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul
4. Mid of photographers
5. Various of Rassoul...
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UN and Karzai spokesmen on civilian casualties
1. Set up shot of United Nations spokesman in Kabul, Aleem Siddique
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Aleem Siddique, UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) spokesman in Kabul:
"Investigations by UNAMA found convincing evidence,...
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WRAP Fraud probe voids nearly one third of Karzai votes; ADDS Abdullah spokes
19 October 2009
1. Kabul street scene
2. Various of election posters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Afghan Second Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili
19 October, 2009
3. Set up shot of the head of the U.N.-backed Electoral...
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Karzai inaugurates UK-built Afghan National Army academy
Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended the inauguration on Monday of a new military academy in Kabul.
The new academy, which is based on The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK, is staffed by British mentors and is set to train a...
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Afghan president's spokesman on NATO role and Karzai's plans
1. Set up of Ashraf Ghani, senior advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ashraf Ghani, senior advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai:
"President Karzai is clear that we have the same strategic objectives, that...
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Afghan reaction to signing of joint US-Afghan partnership pact
1. Wide shot of Afghan Parliament
2. Close up of Afghan flags
3. Set up shot of Afghan member of parliament Shukria Barekzai
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shukria Barekzai, Afghan member of parliament:
"It is very early to say that the...
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President announces government policies
1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai arriving at the podium, inside Kabul TV building
2. SOUNBITE: (Dari) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President:
"We will give the opportunity for Afghan women in different areas like politics, economy, education...
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Karzai and Kerry reach partial agreement on security accord
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a partial agreement has been reached with Afghanistan on a security accord, but the potentially deal-breaking issue of jurisdiction for American forces remains unresolved.
Kerry told a news...
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday that the United States must stop "harassing" his country's judicial authority and "respect Afghanistan's sovereignty" over its release of prisoners. (Feb. 13)
fghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday that the United States must stop "harassing" his country's judicial authority and "respect Afghanistan's sovereignty" over its release of prisoners.
On Thursday, Afghanistan released 65...
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Bush says it is 'naive' to think Iraq war has worsened terrorism
1. US President George W. Bush and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai walking together towards podium
2. Cutaway of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Some people have guessed what's in the report and have...
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The US has made an enormous and costly commitment to building a new Afghanistan, but an ongoing Associated Press investigation finds results have been lacking.
HEADLINE: Power play: Afghans forced to pay extra for basics.
CAPTION: Despite international donations worth billions of dollars; rampant fraud, waste and corruption continues to plague the Afghanistan's energy sector. Part of an...
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Afghan FM, Karzai advisor on London conference, Taliban; NATO presser
Kabul, Afghanistan
1. Wide of news conference
2. Cutaway cameramen
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Zalmay Rasoul, Afghan Foreign Minister:
"The international community at the the London conference supported the concept of reconciliation...
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Afghan President comments on regional economy, mineral wealth
1. Wide of Afghan President Hamid Karzai taking podium at the Japan Institute of International Affairs
2. Cutaway of audience
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President:
"So the prospects for Afghanistan are massively great...
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Final day of NATO summit, Bush, Chirac comment
1. Pan of roundtable meeting
2. Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, addressing the summit
3. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and President, George W. Bush, listening
4. Pan of roundtable
5. Various of family photo
6. Zoom into President George...
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U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Monday.
HEADLINE: Afghan mineral find may be worth $1 trillion
CAPTION: U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Monday. (June 14)
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UN and Afghan reactions to allegations of human rights abuses
1. Foreign Ministry spokesman Omar Samad
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Foreign Ministry spokesman, Omar Samad
"We do need to look seriously at this, because the policy of this government is to look at any and all allegations of human rights...
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VOICED Children back at school, Karzai secures money for redevelopment
0000 School children jumping over puddles on their way into Alfatha High School
0006 Tilt up girls in class
0012 Teacher, pan to blackboard
0016 Wide shot classroom
0019 Girl in class
0022 Girl putting hand up, stands up
0027 ...