అఫ్గాన్లో ఆత్మాహుతి దాడి.. తప్పిన ప్రాణనష్టం

అఫ్గానిస్థాన్లో బాంబుదాడితో మంగళవారం 48 మందిని పొట్టన పెట్టుకున్న తాలిబన్లు మరోసారి దుర్మార్గానికి పాల్పడ్డారు. అక్కడి ప్రభుత్వ భవనంలోకి ఓ ఉగ్రవాది చొరబడి ఆత్మాహుతి దాడికి ఒడిగట్టాడు. ఎటువంటి ప్రాణనష్టం జరగలేదు. 10 మందికి గాయాలయ్యాయి.

అఫ్గాన్లో ఆత్మాహుతి దాడి-తప్పిన ప్రాణనష్టం

Published : Sep 18, 2019, 6:41 PM IST

Updated : Oct 1, 2019, 2:23 AM IST

అఫ్గానిస్థాన్లో తాలిబన్లు మరోసారి దాడికి తెగబడ్డారు. ప్రభుత్వ ఎలక్ట్రానిక్ గుర్తింపు నమోదు కేంద్రంలో చొరబడిన ఓ ఉగ్రవాది ఆత్మాహుతి దాడికి పాల్పడ్డాడు. ఈ ఘటనలో పదిమందికి గాయాలయ్యాయి. అప్రమత్తమైన భద్రతా దళాలు పరిస్థితిని అదుపులోకి తీసుకొచ్చాయి. క్షతగాత్రులను ఆసుపత్రికి తరలించారు అధికారులు. ఎలాంటి ప్రాణనష్టం జరగలేదు.

సెప్టెంబర్ 28న జరగనున్న ఎన్నికల కోసం.. అధ్యక్షుడు అష్రఫ్ ఘనీ చేస్తున్న ప్రచారానికి అంతరాయం కలిగించాలనే లక్ష్యంతోనే తాలిబన్ మూకలు ఈ దాడులు చేస్తున్నట్లు తెలుస్తోంది. మంగళవారం చేసిన దాడిలో 48 మందిని పొట్టన పెట్టుకున్నారు.

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US PET OWNERS
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Atlanta, Georgia - 27 August 2019
1. Close of cat
2. Various of volunteer explaining how to use and close pet carrier
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carmen Webb-Davis, Atlanta Resident:
"To care for a dog or a cat is kind of expensive and it's almost like caring for a child. When you want to care for them right. You know, you've got people who get pets and then they just don't care for them in the right way."
4. Various of Pets for Life van transporting animals
5. Setup shot of Karen Hirsch, Public Relations Director at LifeLine Animal Project, interacting with dog
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Hirsch, Public Relations Director at LifeLine Animal Project:
"Pets for Life is a wonderful program. Our goal is to keep every animal that comes into the shelter, we want to see them leave alive and go into a loving home and to bring the number down that are coming in in the first place. Pets for Life goes out, four days a week, knocks on doors and just introduces themselves. They have a big van - which I'm sure you saw - ask people if they have pets. How they can help them. If they need anything."
7. Volunteer leaving note and pet supplies at a home
8. Close of note and pet supplies on bench
9. Various of volunteer explaining map of the Pets for Life service area
UPSOUND (English): "This is a map of our service area. We service everything from down here in 31305 across west Atlanta, into 30331 over here. The highlighted routes, you see on the map, are areas we've already done pro-active outreach and that's how we keep track of things. Bunch of stuff over here in this area. So, we'll get to highlight that and mark it off."
10. Pets for Life van at petrol station
11. Volunteers arriving at home
12. Pet carrier and supplies seen at home
LEADIN:
A US-wide program is providing aid to pet owners in low-income neighbourhoods to reduce the number of animals sent to shelters.
The Pets for Life program provides free or low-cost animal medical services, supplies and food to clients in at least 27 locations.
The program was launched in 2010 and came to Atlanta in 2012.
STORYLINE:
This kitten is very curious of its surroundings - maybe it will soon get a treat.
From cat carrier to dog bones, the Pets for Life program is offering support to furry friends just like this one.
Dog and cat owners can spend more than $5,000 USD on health services throughout their pet's lifetime, according to research firm NDP Analytics.
Carmen Webb-Davis, an Atlanta resident and a regular Pets for Life client, says the program's support has been necessary for her to keep her pets and maintain their health.
"To care for a dog or a cat is kind of expensive and it's almost like caring for a child," she says.
"When you want to care for them right. You know, you've got people who get pets and then they just don't care for them in the right way."
Launched in 2010, the Pets for Life program now operates in at least 27 cities and towns, including Atlanta, where it began in 2012.
The program provides free or low-cost veterinarian services, supplies and food.
It has also provided about 100,000 free surgeries to spay and neuter animals.
Animal welfare organizations advocate spaying and neutering to reduce pet overpopulation.
Of all the animals in shelters across the country, 25 percent of them once had an owner who gave them up for one reason or another, according to national statistics.
The reason varies from financial struggles, lease problems in housing units, animal behavioural problems or a loss of interest in owning a pet.
Strays make up most of shelters' populations.
"Our goal is to keep every animal that comes into the shelter, we want to see them leave alive and go into a loving home and to bring the number down that are coming in in the first place," explains Karen Hirsch from the LifeLine Animal Project.
"Pets for Life goes out, four days a week, knocks on doors and just introduces themselves. They have a big van - which I'm sure you saw - ask people if they have pets. How they can help them. If they need anything."
Atlanta's Pets for Life program, initiated by the Humane Society, has been managed since 2017 by the LifeLine Animal Project, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that conducts door-to-door outreach multiple times a week.
Team members knock on doors and ask residents questions about their pets, including whether they've been spayed or neutered, and leave information about the program's services.
The program has served 8,801 clients as of August 30, according to Atlanta's Pets for Life.
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Last Updated : Oct 1, 2019, 2:23 AM IST

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