Q: On 5 September, President of Afghan Transitional Government Hamid Karzai was attacked in Kandahar, and a blast occurred in Kabul. How does the Chinese side comment on this?

A: We are shocked by the two violent terrorist incidents in Afghanistan, which we strongly condemn. At the time when peace process and post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan have just been smoothly launched, all Afghan factions and ethnic groups should work with one heart and commit themselves to the peace process and reconstruction. We hope and believe that under the leadership of President Karzai and the Afghan Transitional Government, Afghanistan will soon step onto the road of peace and development.