Kabul, 3 August 2022 (TDI): In Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, a ceremony was held to inaugurate a teaching building and an auditorium at Kabul University on Sunday.
Today attended opening ceremony of Auditorium & Edu Bloc with good design and modernized teaching conditions funded by China in Kabul Univsity. Glad to hear 20K m & f students are busy preparing exam. They r the talents for the future development of Afg. pic.twitter.com/tkUfZxtN13
— Wang Yu 王愚 (@ChinaEmbKabul) July 31, 2022
Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, Acting Minister of Higher Education, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, and Kabul University Rector, Osama Aziz, attended the inauguration ceremony.
At the ceremony, the Chinese Ambassador said the modern teaching building, funded by the Chinese government, is a symbol of bilateral cooperation in the field of education.
The Ambassador also highlighted the time period of five years for the completion of this Chinese-funded project. Ambassador Wang further said that Afghanistan and China have extensive and in-depth cooperation in education.
He said, currently thousands of Afghan students are studying in China. He also said that nearly 200 students are enrolled at the Confucius Institute of Kabul University.
The Chinese Ambassador affirmed China’s support and assistance to Afghanistan in various fields including education. While the Afghan Minister of Higher Education on this occasion thanked China for assisting the construction of infrastructure at Kabul University.
He said Afghanistan has just emerged from years of wars and is now facing tasks of economic development and reconstruction.
Minister Haqqani further hoped that China would continue to aid Afghanistan in the future and cooperate with it in the education field.
A senior Kabul University official said that “Kabul University is deeply grateful for China’s long-term assistance and support.” He said the teaching building and auditorium will be used for graduates to receive a good education.
The Kabul University official also said that this infrastructure will contribute to cooperation between Afghanistan and China.
Afghanistan-China Relations
China and Afghanistan have enjoyed close and friendly relations throughout history. Trade relations between both the Afghan and Chinese regions date back to Han Dynasty.
Both countries have an Embassy in Kabul and Beijing, respectively. During the US-led war in Afghanistan, Chinese political involvement in the country had been limited.
However, the trade relations between the two countries continued to grow, with China being Afghanistan’s largest trading partner.
China is Afghanistan’s largest foreign investor. It has also provided Afghanistan with telecom equipment. China also purchased rare mineral rights, an investment the US supported.
