South China Morning Post: The US plan announced this week to speed up the withdrawal of thousands of troops from Afghanistan may have troubling consequences for China, which shares a border with the war-torn country in its far west region of Xinjiang. While China found the presence of the US military in its own backyard
By Reid Standish September 28, 2020 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty China is cautiously increasing its role in South Asia by rejuvenating economic interests in Pakistan and forging closer ties to Afghanistan with peace talks between Afghan officials and the Taliban under way. The enhanced footprint for Beijing in the region comes amid a flurry of activity
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 7, 2020 ISLAMABAD – China, Afghanistan and Pakistan are calling for a “responsible” withdrawal of U.S.-led international forces from Afghanistan to prevent what they say is “potential terrorist resurgence” in the conflict-torn nation. Top Chinese, Afghan and Pakistani foreign ministry officials issued the statement Tuesday at the end of the latest
WION: China is running this lending operation for access and power. While many countries are already drowning in Chinese debt without realizing it, Afghanistan and Myanmar have taken the first step by rejecting Chinese loans… Kabul sees the pitfalls. Afghanistan’s national debt stand at over 1.3 billion dollars, and China wants to give more loans
Yun Sun via warontherocks.com: With the U.S. troop withdrawal in sight, Afghanistan’s future seems less certain than ever. As a neighboring state with significant interests at stake, how does China view and prepare for Afghanistan’s future? The enhancement of Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan will not only indirectly contribute to China’s influence but also potentially improve
Tolo News: After growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in Afghanistan, the Chinese embassy in Kabul on Friday told TOLOnews that China is ready to help Aghanistan. A number of Kabul residents on Friday launched a volunteer campaign to combat the virus in Kabul. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghans
Tolo News: An estimated $2 billion in government revenue has been lost due to inactivity from a copper mine–the country’s largest–in the last 10 years, TOLOnews findings reveal, based on projections of the mine’s worth since a deal was made between the Afghan government and a Chinese company in May 2008. Click here to read
Tolo News: Students from Afghanistan in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, seek the Afghan government’s help, saying they are in a dire situation due to a strict quarantine over the past two weeks. The novel coronavirus has so far killed over 1,000 people and has affected over 42,000 others. Government figures show
Wuhan, China, home to the quickly spreading coronavirus is also a major university town that hosts thousands of foreign students including many Afghan students. Getting them home is tricky but Afghanistan’s health minister says, an isolated 100-bed hospital has been setup for returning students. VOA’s Haseeb Mawdoodi and Rahim Gul Sarwan have more in
1TV: In worst case scenario, around 3,000 people will get infected with coronavirus within six months if it spreads to Afghanistan, the country’s health minister said on Sunday. A total of 262 people, 233 of them Afghans, arrived in Afghanistan from China over the past one week and they were under surveillance in their homes,