Chinese Premier Offers Condolences to Afghanistan

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Chinese Premier Offers Condolences to Afghanistan

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Wednesday offered his condolences to Afghan interim government Chairman Hamid Karzai after a strong earthquake hit the northern part of the country. More than 1,800 people were killed in a series of strong earthquakes from Monday to Tuesday in northern Afghan province of Baglan and some 4,000 homes were destroyed.

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Premier Zhu offers condolences to Afghan

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Wednesday offered his condolences to Afghan interim government Chairman Hamid Karzai after a strong earthquake hit the northern part of the country.

In a message to Karzai, Zhu said he was shocked to learn the news of the earthquake and expressed his sympathy with the Afghan people, who suffered the tragic loss of life and property.

He also expressed his belief that under the leadership of Karzai, the Afghan people will overcome the difficulties brought about by the calamity and rebuild their homes.

A series of earthquakes in Afghan

News reports said more than 1,800 people were killed in a series of strong earthquakes from Monday to Tuesday in northern Afghan province of Baglan and some 4,000 homes were destroyed.

The first shockwave measuring up to 6.0 on the Richter scale struck around 7:30 p.m. (1500 GMT) Monday, destroying the town of Nahrin in Baghlan province, some 175 kilometers north of the Afghan capital Kabul.

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