Taliban consider China an ally ...!

Times of AthibAn Sunday, July 11, 2021 0

The Afghan Taliban have said they consider China an ally. They also promised not to support China-based extremist separatists.

As the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan reaches its final stage, the Taliban are rapidly occupying parts of the country. In this context, what they have said has caused a stir.

The United States is pulling out of Afghanistan after 20 years of war. President Joe Biden has announced that US troops will be fully withdrawn from the country by August 31.

In this context, the Taliban are rapidly seizing key border tracks and territories in Afghanistan. After the complete withdrawal of US troops, there are fears that the Afghan regime will fall back into the hands of the Taliban.

The situation is reported to have worried China. Afghanistan is 8 km from China's Xinjiang province, which is predominantly Uyghur Muslim. Shares a boundary. Authorities in China have reportedly warned that the Afghan Taliban could harbor separatist groups in the province and promote terrorism in China.

However, the Taliban has denied this. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, "We consider China as our ally. Therefore, we will not support separatist organizations belonging to the Uyghur ethnic group in that country. We look forward to holding talks with China on investing in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. "

Earlier, China, which had opposed the US withdrawal from Afghanistan before stability and peace prevailed, had last week asked Pakistan to enhance cooperation in dealing with the security threat posed in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal, PTI reported.