The Chinese embassy in Kabul on Sunday resumed its visa services
after a suspension of nearly 10 years.
Applicants lined up even before the office opened at 9 am (0430
GMT). Previously they had to travel to Pakistan for Chinese
visas.
Haji Payinda Mohammad, who was the first in line, said he had been
waiting for a Chinese visa for five months. He said he was very
happy that with the resumption of the visa services in Kabul, he
does not have to travel to Pakistan any more.
Ji
Tao, an embassy official responsible for visa services, said that
23 application forms were handed out in the morning.
A
single entry visa costs 400,000 afghanis, or US$10.
The resumption of visa services in Kabul was agreed on during
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan's visit to Afghanistan on May
15.
(Xinhua News
Agency June 3, 2002)