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Mohammad Yunus Yawar
Kabul — The Chinese ambassador advertised Afghanistan's trade and investment plans on Tuesday. Public support for doing business in a Taliban-controlled country after the quake attracted attention. To the humanitarian impact of Western sanctions.
At a rare press conference with the Tulliburn administration's deputy disaster management minister, Ambassador Wang Yu announced $ 8 million to help with the June 22 earthquake, which killed more than 1,000 people. did.
"In addition to urgent humanitarian aid, we also have a long-term economic recovery plan after last year's political changes and earthquakes," he said. rice field. The priority will be trade, followed by investment, and then agriculture.
No country has officially recognized the Taliban in power after the United States and its allies suddenly withdrew their troops after 20 years of war last year.
Western nations have met conditions such as sanctions, including a freeze on billions of dollars in Afghanistan's reserves, for militants to lift restrictions on women and girls' participation in public life. It states that it can only be unlocked if. Some agencies have complained that sanctions have reduced their ability to support after the earthquake last month.
China, which shares its border with Afghanistan and is influencing neighboring countries through its huge "Belt and Road" investment initiative, has consistently called for sanctions to be lifted. I did.
The ambassador has negotiated two major mining projects, including Mes Aynak, a copper mine in southern Afghanistan in which Chinese state-owned enterprises have rights under an arrangement mediated by the former Afghan government. He said he was. Most undeveloped mineral reserves in Afghanistan include large deposits of iron ore and copper.
Taliban administration officials, including the group's top leader in a speech at a rally last week, said the country needs to reduce its reliance on aid and encourage business.
Regarding Afghanistan's reserves frozen in western banks, the king said: (Report by Mohammad Yunus Yawar, written by Charlotte Greenfield, edited by Peter Graff)
