Feature: Afghan truck drivers hope for better lives amid sanctions

KABUL, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Standing beside his truck at a parking lot in Qala-e-Haidar Khan area of the Afghan capital Kabul, driver Mohammad Mohammadi expressed cautious optimism about efforts to reconstruct Afghanistan's war-damaged highways and build new roads to revitalize the beleaguered transportation system.

In August 2021, U.S.-led troops left Afghanistan, ending a two-decade-long war. Afghanistan's high