Taliban spokesman says that China will maintain Afghan embassy and 'beef up' relationship
The Taliban on Friday said that China has pledged to keep its embassy in Afghanistan open and"beef up" relations in the war-torn country, which this week saw US troops depart after a nearly 20-year military presence,Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Islamist militia, said that a senior member of the Taliban's political office in Qatar was informed by Chinese deputy foreign minister Wu Jianghao that Beijing sought to increase humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
He added:"China will also continue and increase its humanitarian assistance especially for treatment of COVID-19." "China is our most important partner and represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us, because it is ready to invest [in] and rebuild our country," according to the How Americans who helped prosecute the Taliban are going down a 'black hole' to help their Afghan interpreters
China last month criticized the"hurried withdrawal" of the US from Afghanistan but said that the country would be open to communicating with the leaders in Washington to help fend off a humanitarian crisis.
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