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China's Afghanistan dilemma: What's bad for Washington isn't necessarily g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 14 (ANI): Afghanistan has long been considered a graveyard for conquerors--Alexander the Great, the British Empire, the Soviet Union and now the United States. Now China has entered the graveyard and some in Beijing claimed that China would succeed where the United
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G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting on Afghanistan expected next week
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 5 (ANI): A G7 foreign ministers' meeting is scheduled for next week with Russia's and China's participation and will focus on Afghanistan, NHK reported on Sunday.
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China will maintain their embassy in Kabul, says Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 3 (ANI): Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, held a telephonic conversation with Wu Jianghao, Deputy Foreign Minister of China and the latter informed that Bejing would maintain their embassy in Kabul, said Taliban spoke
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China eyes USD 1 trillion of untapped minerals in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): China is eyeing USD 1 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Senior Taliban leader meets Chinese ambassador in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 25 (ANI): Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul on Tuesday, a Taliban spokesperson said.
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China intends to increase its political influence in Afghanistan: Dissiden
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): China intends to increase its political influence in Afghanistan and it will gradually satisfy the Taliban wishes while ensuring that its own interests are guaranteed and its concerns addressed, said a Chinese dissident Jianli Yang.
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China wakes up to border threat issues after Afghanistan falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): China has expressed concern over its border security in the wake of Taliban overtaking Afghanistan, with one scholar pointing out the terrorist outfit's reach closer to home.
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China, Russia would love US to funnel billons of dollars in stabalising Af
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Staunchly defending his decision on troop pull-out, US President Joe Biden on Monday referred to China and Russia and said "our true strategic competitors" would love nothing more than America funnelling billions of dollars in stabilizing Afghanistan indefin
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Jaishankar was forthright, blunt on India's democratic credentials in talk
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The US delegation led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken was candid on all issues during his interaction with External Affairs S Jaishankar including COVID vaccines, China, Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific and global issues, sources said.
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China senses risk and opportunity in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 19 (ANI): The sudden withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan presents Beijing with both opportunity and challenge. The first is because China can partially fill a power vacuum vacated by the West, and the second because the Taliban is a militant organization with histo
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Amid US withdrawal, China ramping up its involvement in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI): China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal -- with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities.
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan raises risk of jihadist attacks in China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): China's Afghan policy after the 9/11 attacks has been focused on 'curtailing the growth of terrorists and ensuring stability to expand its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Afghanistan'. However, the abrupt change following the US withdrawal is likely to incre
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