Rebuilding activities to continue in Afghanistan: Chinese ambassador

Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan Sun Yuxi said the gruesome terror incident which claimed 11 lives of his compatriots in northern Kunduz province would not affect rebuilding activities in the region, Afghan national television reported Thursday evening.

While condemning the coward incident, Chinese ambassador said "he did not want the project and the asphalting of the road to be stopped," the Afghan national television quoted him as saying.

As a result of a terrorist attack carried out by some 20 armed men in the early hours on Thursday at the Chinese workers compound in Jalogir area 36 km away from Kunduz city, 11 people were killed and four others injured.

The workers belonged to China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation engaged in rebuilding roads in the post-war Afghanistan.

Around 320 Chinese workers have been working at four sites in Parwan's irrigation canal, Kubul-Jalalabad highway, Baghlan-Kunduz road and Jamhoriat hospital in Kabul city.

Afghanistan's acting President Qasim Fahim has instructed a high-ranking delegation to visit the site of the attack and initiate a thorough investigation into the incident.