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KABUL， Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out in a construction wood market in Kabul， capital of Afghanistan， on Sunday， leaving no casualties.


"At around 11:00 a.m. (local time)， a construction wood market named Bradaran Market caught fire in second police district in Kabul. The Kabul police and firefighters arrived at the site shortly after the incident and an investigation was launched into the incident，" the Interior Ministry said in a statement.


Several shops turned to ashes in the market which is located in Quwa-i-Markaz neighborhood while some shop owners said that the surprising incident was apparently caused by carelessness， according to eyewitnesses.


"The fire was extinguished within hours. The fire caused serious damages to the shops but no casualties took place by the incident，" a police officer told Xinhua near the site.


One person died and a 10-story building was severely damaged after a shopping mall caught fire in western Kabul early last month.




BEIJING， Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of non-governmental organizations that had registered at offices of civil affairs in China hit 670，000 by June 2016， a white paper said Thursday.


The white paper titled "The Right to Development: China's Philosophy， Practice and Contribution，" said there were 329，000 mass organizations， 5，028 foundations， and 336，000 private non-profit units.


The document， released by the State Council Information Office， added these non-governmental organizations' services and influence extend to education， science and technology， culture， health， sports， communities， environmental protection， public welfare， charity， rural economy and other fields of public life.


China has also improved the environment for the disabled， encouraging them to participate in cultural and sports activities， according to the white paper.