Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-04-09T21:04:13Z 2026-04-09T21:04:13Z 2026-04-09 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Afghanistan Society/Other Recent Afghanistan-Flood/Returnees Eastern Afghanistan flashfloods destroy homes of returned refugees Recent flashfloods and mudslides in eastern Afghanistan have devastated the homes of local residents who returned from refugee camps in neighboring Pakistan, worsening their already difficult living conditions. A family of 10 who recently returned from Pakistan found themselves once again facing hardship. Their homes and belongings were swept away when flash floods tore through their village, forcing them to move into makeshift shelters. After decades in Pakistan, the family, along with other Afghan refugees, had just finished living in cramped brick shelters and returned to their ancestral homeland. Only a month after setting up their tents, a sudden flash flood struck in the middle of the night. "The flood surged down from the upper part of the village, forcing us to flee in darkness. It was a devastating torrent—we managed to save our children, but all our belongings were swept away," said Bahram Jan from the returned family. Unpredictable weather in eastern Afghanistan makes rebuilding especially difficult. For this family, limited financial resources make constructing a proper house on their land even more challenging. "We spent nearly 45 years in Pakistan as refugees. After returning to our homeland, we are now struck by such disasters, leaving everything in ruins. While we are grateful to be back in our country, we urgently appeal for proper housing to be built for us here,” said Jan. Bahram's son, Esmatullah, had tried to support the family with a small roadside shop, but floodwaters wiped out much of his inventory, dealing another blow to the family. "The flood swept away all the materials in my shop, and I struggled to replace them. It was so severe that we could not protect anything," said the boy. Pashto/Nats/Part Mute Logar, Afghanistan - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of flood hit village, shelters 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Bahram Jan, returnee: "The flood surged down from the upper part of the village, forcing us to flee in darkness. It was a devastating torrent—we managed to save our children, but all our belongings were swept away." 3. Various of temporary shelters 4. Various of reporter talking with Bahram Jan, returnee; children 5. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Bahram Jan, returnee: "We spent nearly 45 years in Pakistan as refugees. After returning to our homeland, we are now struck by such disasters, leaving everything in ruins. While we are grateful to be back in our country, we urgently appeal for proper housing to be built for us here." 6. Various of shelter, belongings 7. Reporter talking with Esmatullah Jan, son, Bahram Jan, by his roadside shop 8. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Esmatullah Jan, son, Bahram Jan: "The flood swept away all the materials in my shop, and I struggled to replace them. It was so severe that we could not protect anything." 9. Various of shelters, belongs