China-built canal from 1970s still vital for Afghan farmers

STORY: China-built canal from 1970s still vital for Afghan farmers DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: CHARIKAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the China-funded irrigation project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD YUSUF AZIMI, Villager from Parwan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): QALAMDAR, Villager from Parwan province 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MUJIB RAHMAN HABIBI, Head of department for Ghorband-Charikar sub-river basin STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province. What's behind me is a China-funded irrigation project. This project is a water canal project, built by China as aid to Afghanistan in the 1970s. According to locals, the project has brought 'water for life' and boosted farming in this war-torn country in the past decades of years." Mohammad Yusuf Azimi, 58, a villager from eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province, began growing beans on his

Karzai sworn in for 2nd term as Afghan president

Karzai sworn in for 2nd term as Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai (L) takes the oath during his inauguration as president of Afghanistan in Kabul on Nov. 19, 2009, with Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi standing next to him. Karzai was sworn in for a second term and said his priorities for the next five years are peace and reconciliation, security and good governance.

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Karzai sworn in for 2nd term as Afghan president

Karzai sworn in for 2nd term as Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai (L) takes the oath during his inauguration as president of Afghanistan in Kabul on Nov. 19, 2009, with Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi standing next to him. Karzai was sworn in for a second term and said his priorities for the next five years are peace and reconciliation, security and good governance. (Kyodo)