A Taliban spokesman said on Friday (September 2) that China had promised to keep its embassy in Afghanistan open, and to increase aid to the country ravaged by decades of conflict.
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Abdul Salam Hanafi, a member of the Islamist group's political bureau in Doha, Qatar, "
had a conversation with Wu Jianghao, deputy foreign minister of the People's Republic of China,
" spokesman Suhail said on Twitter. Shaheen.
"
The Chinese Deputy Minister assured that they would maintain their embassy in Kabul, adding that our relations would grow (...) China will also continue and increase its humanitarian aid, in particular for the treatment of Covid-19
" , he added.