Chinese company to reconstruct Afghan road

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) attends a ceremony marking the debut of the reconstruction of a major road joined by a Chinese company in Maidan Shar, capital of Wardak province in central Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2006. China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation would reconstruct 54 km of the 142-km road, which connects Maidan Shar and Bamyan city, capital of neighboring Bamyan province. Since the Taliban regime¡¯s collapse in late 2001, Chinese companies have built or are building altogether 485 km of roads in Afghanistan, contributing to the development of this country.

Two Chinese workers attend a ceremony marking the debut of the reconstruction of a major road joined by a Chinese company in Maidan Shar, capital of Wardak province in central Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2006.