China aid brings hope to the people of Afghanistan

Reference News Network reported on August 19 (text/Zou Xueyou) Afghanistan Taliban has been in power for one year. Over the past year, the people of Afghanistan have not been good. The United Nations agency has warned that the "country of mountains" is facing "avalanche -like hunger and poverty." The United States not only caused Afghanistan's predicament today with a 20 -year war, but also continued to wave sanctions after withdrawal, pushing Afghan people to a deeper humanitarian crisis. When the people of Afghanistan face severe food and other shortage of living materials, assistance from China, such as the warm current, crossed the Pamir Plateau to Afghan, brought hope to the local people.

China Snow Send Charcoal

After August last year, the Chinese government announced that it would provide Afghanistan with emergency humanitarian assistance such as grain and wintering materials worth 250 million yuan. At present, all supplies that China promises to assist in the Afghanistan has been handed over to Afghanistan.

Afshar Mountain is one of the largest slums in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and more than 5,000 households live on this small hill. The Said Hassan family is one of them. The family of seven is squeezed in a semi -underground hut about 50 square meters. Since last year, Hasan's family has received two Chinese assistance including rice, edible oil and flour. "When I first carried Chinese aid for the first a few months ago, the children were very happy." Hasan said.

Abdul Salam, who lives in the slums in the Western Afghanistan, also received rice and flour a month ago. Under an explanation of a neighbor who had worked for foreigners, Salam understood the meaning of two English words "China Aid" printed on rice pockets.

"This is the assistance of Chinese neighbors for us. We thank China for their help to Afghanians." Saram said, "I have no money to buy rice and flour in the past. help."

The reporter found in an interview with Afghanistan that China aid brought special warmth and hope to the people of Afghanistan who had suffered war and poverty for many years. "China has been helping the people in Afghanistan, we thank China!" Afghanistan's temporary government national disaster management and humanitarian department spokesman Maoravi Mohammad Nasim Hakani said in an interview with this reporter.

On June 22 this year, a strong earthquake occurred in southeast Afghanistan, causing more than 1,000 people to be killed and tens of thousands of houses were destroyed. After the disaster, the Chinese government decided to provide Afghanistan with an emergency humanitarian assistance of 50 million yuan. On June 27, the Chinese government assisted Afghanistan's first batch of earthquake relief materials to reach Kabul International Airport. The Chinese Red Cross also passed the charter to Afghanistan, such as the seismic relief supplies such as tents, folding beds, and home bags through charter planes, and provided assistance funds to Ah Hong New Moon to help the victims over the difficulty.

Harry Eshas, ​​a victims in Parkica, Eastern Afghanistan, received a tent and a daily necessities. He said: "After the earthquake, we can only live outdoors and endure the sun and rain. Thank you for your timely help to us."

Restart the "Pine nuts"

Pine nuts are snacks used to recreate after people's tea, but for Afghanistan, which has been destroyed by war, small pine nuts are important sources of national fiscal revenue, and the only source of income from many farmers in the mountainous areas of Antong. There are many mountains in the Around, Xingdu Kush Mountain and its derivative mountains are mainly distributed in the northeast of the country, with an average altitude of more than 1,000 meters. The sun is sufficient and the snow is abundant, which is suitable for the growth of pine trees. Thanks to this, the local pine nuts are full, outstanding quality, and are favored by the market.

Under the joint promotion of both parties in China and Arab, China opened the "pine nut route" from Afghanistan's direct flight from Afghanistan. Thousands of tons of pine nuts entered the Chinese market, creating tens of millions of dollars for Abunhu, and also created more employment positions to the local area. Essence

In August last year, the political situation in Afghanistan changed, and the Songzi trade was interrupted. Because the autumn is the season of pine nuts, trade interruptions have once trapped the A Songzi industry. "Last fall is the most difficult time for us. The tons of pine nuts are piled up in the processing plant, and everyone is very anxious." Said Harry Rashid, the manager of a pine nutrition factory in Afghanistan.

Fortunately, the "Pine nuts corridor" in China and Arabia opened again in October last year. On November 1, 45 tons of pine nuts arrived in Shanghai smoothly. After entering the China International Import Expo, these pine nuts were snapped up as soon as they appeared. "Our economic situation has improved through pine nuts. My salary can not only support ourselves, but also subsidize households." Said Zahra, a worker in pine nutrition factory.

Cultivate hematopoietic ability

In addition to providing emergency humanitarian assistance and opening up the "pine nuts" to solve the urgency of Afghanistan's economic development, China has not been absent in the fields of Afghanistan infrastructure construction and professional talent training. In the face of Afghanistan, which is weak in economic recovery, it is particularly important to help Afghanistan develop its own "blood -making ability".

In Bamiyan, a highway built by Chinese companies has greatly shortened the commute time of the locals. In Khamhaha, a hospital, which was aided by China in the 1970s, is still the largest and most complete medical facility hospital in southern Afghanistan. The local people affectionately call it "Chinese Hospital".

In the education field of talent training, China is even more helpful. On July 31, the Chinese government was formally put into use to build a comprehensive teaching building and auditorium in Kabul University in Afghanistan. The project provides 30 multi -functional classrooms, one academic lecture hall, and two conference rooms that can accommodate 1490 people. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia teaching equipment such as projection and audio. "This building is unique in Afghanistan, and the new classroom can meet all our teaching requirements," said Usama Aziz, president of Kabul University at the opening ceremony.

In addition to official assistance, Chinese folks also spontaneously participate in the process of reconstruction of Afghanistan. Since last year, a group of young scholars from Peking University, Lanzhou University, and Dunhuang Foundation in Hong Kong officially number officially numbered the grottoes near the Bamiyan Buddha site. They also cooperated with local cultural relics protection workers to regularly organize cultural relics protection knowledge training to evoke the consciousness of local residents to protect cultural relics.

The Afghanistan Valley Valley, where the Bamiyang Grottoes is located in August, is like a fire in August. Since the completion of the two cultural relics protection workstations in May this year, Bamiyan cultural relics protection workers have not had to be exposed to the scorching sun as in the past, and the working conditions are much better.

"Workstation was built with the funding of Chinese friends." Abdul Bashil Hermat, staff of the Bamiyan Great Buddha Site Management Office, said the workstation allowed cultural relics to avoid the hot sun and the wind and snow. For the hardships, the guards also have the conditions to guard at night and can guard this world cultural heritage day and night.

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