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)

AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN STUDENTS-CHINESE COLLEGE ALUMNI

AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN STUDENTS-CHINESE COLLEGE ALUMNI

(230814) -- KABUL, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Imran Zakeria, an associate professor at the Regional Research Center of the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, talks during an interview with Xinhua in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2023. For decades, and especially since the pull-out of the U.S. army in August 2021, numerous batches of Afghan students traveled to neighboring China for higher education. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan alumni from Chinese colleges nation-rebuilding war-ravaged homeland" (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN STUDENTS-CHINESE COLLEGE ALUMNI

AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN STUDENTS-CHINESE COLLEGE ALUMNI

(230814) -- KABUL, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Khalil Ahmad Hijrat, Health Director of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, talks during an interview with Xinhua in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2023. For decades, and especially since the pull-out of the U.S. army in August 2021, numerous batches of Afghan students traveled to neighboring China for higher education. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan alumni from Chinese colleges nation-rebuilding war-ravaged homeland" (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-AMBULANCE

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-AMBULANCE

(221124) -- KABUL, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2022 shows the ambulances received in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health received 125 of 180 ambulances contracted with Uzbekistan on Wednesday, Sharafat Zaman, the ministry's spokesman, said Thursday. (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-AMBULANCE

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-AMBULANCE

(221124) -- KABUL, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2022 shows the ambulances received in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health received 125 of 180 ambulances contracted with Uzbekistan on Wednesday, Sharafat Zaman, the ministry's spokesman, said Thursday. (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

(220725) -- PAKTIKA, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in the rubble of a damaged house in Paktika province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan" (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

(220725) -- PAKTIKA, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows the earthquake-affected children in Paktika province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan" (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

(220725) -- PAKTIKA, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows the earthquake-affected children in Paktika province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan" (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

AFGHANISTAN-PAKTIKA-POST-EARTHQUAKE CONDITIONS

(220725) -- PAKTIKA, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows the earthquake-affected children in Paktika province, Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan" (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)