April 8 2006 : Kabul, Afghanistan akdn.org


New Hospital Inaugurated in Afghanistan


His Highness and Mme Chirac viewing the construction work being carried out by the AKTC at Babur’s Gardens in Kabul.


His Highness showing Mme Bernadette Chirac the restoration work at Babur’s Gardens in Kabul, a project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.


His Highness touring the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, with Mme Bernadette Chirac.


His Highness, with Mme Bernadette Chirac, Alain Deloche, the founder of La Chaîne de l’Espoir (left), and Phillipe Douste-Blazy, the French Foreign Minister (right) at the inauguration ceremony for the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul.


His Highness and Mme Bernadette Chirac, the wife of the President of France, being met by President Karzai upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.


Reuters - Sat Apr 8, 8:16 AM ET Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (C), the Aga Khan (R) and French first lady Bernadette Chirac shake hands before their meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul April 8, 2006. The three participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation. REUTERS/Shah Marai/Pool


Reuters -French first lady Bernadette Chirac (R) and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (C) comfort a boy during the inauguration of a children's hospital in Kabul April 8, 2006. They participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation. REUTERS/Rodrigo Abd/Pool


Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L), the Aga Khan (C), and French First Lady Bernadette Chirac (2nd R) inspect the guard of honour before their meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul April 8, 2006. The three participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation. REUTERS/Shah Marai/Pool


AP - Sat Apr 8, 8:09 AM ET Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, NGO the Aga Khan foundation's Aga Khan, center, and French First Lady Bernadette Chirac, 3rd left, inspect a guard of honour prior to their meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul Saturday, April 8, 2006. The three inaugurated a new French Medical Institute for the Children in Kabul run by a French organisation and the Aga Khan's Development Foundation. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool)