RTANEWS — broadcast 20260825 080000 UTC 204 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] from the explanation given by the manufacturing and industrial companies with the aim of [00:00:03] creating permanent jobs for them. [00:00:05] News ended at national and news continues [00:00:09] after noon at National News. [00:04:30] News, welcome once again. The residents of Shodol District, Panjshir Province, [00:04:33] have welcomed the launch of a program titled "Intellectual [00:04:37] Awareness and Prevention of Deviant Thoughts" by the Department [00:04:40] of Information and Culture of this province. They have welcomed it. [00:04:43] The Department of Information [00:04:45] and Culture of Panjshir Province launched a program [00:04:49] titled "Intellectual Awareness and Prevention of [00:04:52] Deviant Thoughts" for the youth and residents of [00:04:56] Shotel District of this province. Officials and scholars. [00:05:00] The purpose of holding this program is to raise awareness among the youth, [00:05:03] strengthen Islamic beliefs and thoughts, encourage them to [00:05:07] acquire religious knowledge, and prevent them from leaning towards [00:05:10] incorrect thoughts and ideas. They stated, "We should pay attention to [00:05:14] the groups that are working on the minds of our youth, [00:05:17] on their thoughts, and they want to deviate our youth [00:05:21] from their Islamic thought and motivation, from the thought and [00:05:24] belief that a Muslim youth should have for awakening, [00:05:28] for prayer, and [00:05:31] for religiousness. They deviate them. We should pay attention to [00:05:34] our thoughts, whether our thoughts are [00:05:37] truly Islamic and faithful or not." [00:05:41] Meanwhile, residents and youth in [00:05:51] Shotel District, welcoming the holding of this program by the Department of Information [00:05:54] and Culture of Panjshir, called for the continuation of such awareness [00:05:58] meetings in the districts of Panjshir and emphasized [00:06:02] the holding of more educational and cultural programs [00:06:05] to strengthen and develop the minds of the youth. [00:06:09] "Our suggestion is to bring a branch of these courses, [00:06:12] a part of them, to our regions [00:06:16] so that our youth [00:06:19] can benefit from this, [00:06:22] benefit from this new knowledge. [00:06:25] Therefore, we ask the esteemed Department [00:06:28] of Information and Culture, especially the Youth Affairs Directorate, [00:06:32] to continue these programs." [00:06:35] It is worth mentioning that the Department of Information [00:06:39] and Culture of Panjshir Province had previously launched programs [00:06:42] such as free Arabic, English, and computer courses for the residents [00:06:46] and youth of this province. The results of the grand [00:06:48] book competition titled "Child [00:06:52] Rearing" were announced in Ghor province. [00:06:55] The organizers of this competition say [00:06:59] that more than one thousand students [00:07:02] from schools, madrasa students, and university [00:07:06] students participated in these competitions, and cash and in-kind [00:07:09] prizes were awarded to 35 participants. [00:07:13] Mawlawi Sharifuddin, son of Sharifuddin, [00:07:16] with a score of [00:07:20] 9. The results of the grand [00:07:23] book competition titled "Child Rearing" were announced in Ghor province. [00:07:27] This grand book competition was held by the Department [00:07:31] of Education of Ghor in cooperation with Taybah Library and with [00:07:34] the widespread participation of students from schools, madrasa [00:07:37] students, university students, and other interested [00:07:40] people and scholars. It was announced at a ceremony [00:07:44] in the Masjid al-Jami' Khatam al-Nabiyyin of Firuzkuh city. [00:07:47] The organizers of this competition in Firozkooh consider [00:07:50] the purpose of this program to be the development of scientific values, [00:07:54] strengthening the culture of reading, and identifying superior voices. [00:07:57] The book program, which was [00:08:00] titled "Child Rearing", [00:08:04] had 167 registered participants, and today [00:08:08] we announced its results. This program was held by the Department of Education [00:08:12] of the province in coordination with Taybah Library, and prizes [00:08:16] were given to 35 people. [00:08:19] The purpose of holding large-scale programs at the provincial level [00:08:22] is, of course, the development of religious values and the promotion [00:08:26] of a reading culture and the identification of [00:08:29] outstanding talents and elites. On the other hand, some [00:08:33] participants expressed their appreciation for holding this competition and consider [00:08:36] the holding of these competitions to be effective in promoting [00:08:40] a reading culture and strengthening scientific development. [00:08:58] from all officials of Ghor province, especially scholars and [00:09:00] intellectuals, is that they should hold [00:09:04] such competitions to raise the level of knowledge of the youth [00:09:07] of Ghor province. Because this competition was a reason [00:09:11] for us to study with great focus. Whether we won a prize or not is [00:09:15] a separate discussion, and whether people win or not is a separate discussion, but [00:09:19] it has a great impact on society. [00:09:22] Perhaps this competition that was held today will encourage hundreds of other young people [00:09:26] to come and participate and read books. It is said that in this [00:09:29] competition, Mawlawi Sharafuddin won first place, Ismatullah [00:09:33] Ismati won second place, and Mawlawi Abdul Wahed won [00:09:37] third place in these competitions, [00:09:41] and various prizes [00:09:55] were held by the culture of this province. The Department of Information [00:09:58] and Culture of Panjshir organized a program titled [00:10:02] "Muslim Youth and the Intellectual Challenges of the Modern Era" with the aim [00:10:06] of strengthening the Islamic thought of youth and encouraging them [00:10:09] to acquire religious and modern knowledge in Parian [00:10:13] district of this province. If we performed good deeds, [00:10:16] if we performed deeds that were in accordance with [00:10:20] Sharia, then we will be well-accounted [00:10:24] for by Allah. If it was against religion, [00:10:27] against Sharia, and against Islamic teachings, [00:10:31] we will be punished by Allah. Therefore, [00:10:34] our dear youth, we are obliged to use this [00:10:38] age and this capital in the path [00:10:41] of spreading Islamic teachings and in the path of protecting [00:10:45] Islamic values and Islamic ideologies. [00:10:49] A Muslim youth should [00:10:53] always be aware. [00:11:01] Be knowledgeable and have this understanding and feeling that against [00:11:04] his religion and thought and ideology [00:11:06] and [00:11:09] from the pleasure and advantages [00:11:12] of Islamic beliefs and faith [00:11:15] and creed, he should always understand [00:11:18] and know. Some speakers emphasized the important role [00:11:22] of youth in the progress of society, [00:11:27] that youth should take their role model from the sincere ones of the Ummah, [00:11:30] meaning the Companions. We should live in society [00:11:34] in the same way that they sacrificed their lives [00:11:38] for religion, for Islam, for their Prophet. [00:11:41] We should also live that way. [00:11:44] He sacrificed for his religion and Islamic Sharia. [00:11:47] Instead of our lifestyle or our [00:11:51] role models being people who for example, [00:12:07] the youth who participated in this program considered the importance [00:12:10] of such programs useful for awakening the youth [00:12:14] and called for holding new scientific [00:12:18] and cultural meetings in the future. Such gatherings [00:12:21] at the district level, at the provincial level, [00:13:25] received a reduction in their prison sentences. Mawlawi Mohammad Ibrahim [00:13:29] Haqqani, head of the Parwan province prison affairs organization, [00:13:32] says in this regard that 166 [00:13:35] prisoners from the Parwan [00:13:38] province prison were granted [00:13:42] amnesty and reduction. Out of 166 people, [00:13:46] 59 people were released and 17 [00:13:49] others received a reduction. Praise be to Allah, the elders [00:13:51] of the Islamic Emirate have compassion [00:13:55] for their nation, for their people. [00:13:58] Meanwhile, Sayed Masoud, 23 months, and Abdullah, who [00:14:02] spent two years and six months in prison and are now among those who were pardoned, [00:14:06] say that during their time in prison, they developed the motivation [00:14:09] for reform and positive change in various aspects of their lives, [00:14:13] and after their release, they advise others to abide by the law and prevent [00:14:17] committing crimes. They behave well, [00:14:21] they have good manners, and they are in every situation like [00:14:42] In the prisons and detention centers of Parwan province, a total of 780 people, [00:14:45] including women, are incarcerated. Among them, 16 [00:14:49] individuals, including 17 women, were included in the [00:14:52] pardon and reduction. They were [00:14:55] granted. [00:14:58] A four-day training seminar, which was organized by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice [00:15:01] and Hearing Complaints, with the aim of enhancing the capacity [00:15:05] of dozens of religious police from the center and districts of Logar province, [00:15:09] concluded with an emphasis on reforming affairs, good conduct, [00:15:13] and proper interaction with the people. [00:15:15] This four-day seminar, which was organized by the Ministry for the Promotion [00:15:19] of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice and Hearing Complaints for dozens [00:15:23] of religious police from the Directorate [00:15:27] for the Promotion of Virtue and Hearing Complaints of the center and districts of Logar, concluded with the presence of a number [00:15:31] of local officials, religious scholars, and religious police. [00:15:35] Meanwhile, officials and the duties of the religious police. [00:17:07] distributed. The counter-terrorism department [00:17:10] of the Kapisa province police headquarters reports the discovery [00:17:13] and confiscation of a quantity of military weapons and ammunition [00:17:17] in various parts of this province. According to this center, [00:17:20] these weapons were seized during intelligence operations by security forces [00:17:24] from various districts and security zones of this province, [00:17:28] and investigations into related cases are ongoing. [00:17:31] is continuing. [00:17:33] Construction of 20 kilometers [00:17:44] of the first section of the public road of Jan Khel [00:17:48] and Trow districts in Paktika province [00:17:51] began with a cost of more than 500 million Afghanis. According to [00:17:55] local officials, this road is a total of 122 kilometers [00:17:59] long, and its first section is expected to be completed [00:18:02] and put into operation in one year and eight months. [00:18:05] The project for repairing [00:18:11] the road and gutters of the city began with [00:18:15] a cost of more than 16 million Afghanis. According to officials of Khos [00:18:19] Municipality, in this project, more than one thousand meters of road and more [00:18:23] than three thousand meters of gutters will be repaired, and the work [00:18:26] is expected to be completed in four months. [00:18:28] In news from around the world, the US [00:18:48] State Department announced that Syria has been removed [00:18:52] from the list of countries supporting [00:18:54] terrorism. Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, [00:18:58] said that this decision was made after reviewing the actions and commitments of the [00:19:02] Ahmad al-Shahar government. According to Rubio, the government [00:19:05] of Syria has committed to refraining from [00:19:09] any connection with international terrorism. [00:19:12] Meanwhile, the Syrian government said that this US decision [00:19:15] removes the last major obstacle to Syria's return to foreign [00:19:19] investment and the international financial [00:19:22] system. removes the international financial system [00:19:26] and [00:19:32] Following an attack by a group of armed individuals in the area [00:19:36] near [00:19:38] Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, at least 47 [00:19:42] people were killed and 22 were injured. [00:19:45] Security officials say that the armed individuals managed to [00:19:49] escape from the area after the attack. However, residents of the area accused [00:19:53] government officials of failing to provide security [00:19:57] for the people and not taking the necessary measures to protect [00:20:00] them from these attacks. have not done. [00:20:04] Islamic