Chinese Officials Visit Afghanistan - Kabul

Chinese Officials Visit Afghanistan - Kabul

Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2025. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(231016) -- KABUL, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Xing (L) signs handover certificates of supplies from the Chinese government and the Red Cross Society of China with Mohammad Abas Akhund, acting minister for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority, during the handover ceremony for China's first batch of quake-relief materials for Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2023. On Oct. 7, two 6.2-magnitude earthquakes shook west Afghanistan, followed by a series of aftershocks, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the region on Oct. 11. The Chinese government immediately decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. On Sunday, the first batch of quake-relief materials provided by the Chinese government arrived in Herat City, the capital of Herat Province, with the relief supplies from the Red Cross Society of China delivered at the same time. (Photo by Sabawoon

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(231016) -- KABUL, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Xing (L) shakes hand with Mohammad Abas Akhund, acting minister for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority, during the handover ceremony for China's first batch of quake-relief materials for Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2023. On Oct. 7, two 6.2-magnitude earthquakes shook west Afghanistan, followed by a series of aftershocks, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the region on Oct. 11. The Chinese government immediately decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. On Sunday, the first batch of quake-relief materials provided by the Chinese government arrived in Herat City, the capital of Herat Province, with the relief supplies from the Red Cross Society of China delivered at the same time. (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village

STORY: Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MULLAH MOHAMMAD ABBAS AKHUND, Acting Minister of Disaster Management, Afghanistan 3. various of donations of food and clothing 4. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province STORYLINE: At the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District in west Afghanistan's Herat Province, the hardest-hit area in the deadly quakes on Oct. 7, piteous wails can be heard day and night, while rescue work has never stopped. Afghan authorities said the death toll in the quake-affected western provinces, mainly in Herat, has surpassed 2,400. Even though the 72-hour "golden window" for quake-related rescues has ended, rescue workers along with villagers are still striving for miracles under the rubble. Acting Minister of Di

Taliban reveals burial site of late co-founder Mullah Omar in S. Afghanistan

STORY: Taliban reveals burial site of late co-founder Mullah Omar in S. Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province STORYLINE: The burial site of Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid has been disclosed in Afghansitan's southern Zabul province, chief spokesman of Afghanistan's Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid has said. "The tomb of late Amirul Mominen (Supreme leader) Mullah Mohammad Omar Mujahid was revealed to public at a ceremony attended by ranking officials in Omarzo area of Suri district, Zabul province, on Sunday," Mujahid tweeted. Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund and other cabinet members attended the ceremony, according to Mujahid. After his hierarchy was dethroned from power following the U.S.-led military invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, Omar wen

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

(220121) -- KABUL, Jan. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan's caretaker government Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund (L) speaks during an economic conference in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan.19, 2022. (Afghan Acting Prime Minister Media Office /Handout via Xinhua)