EXPECTED: BEIJING NAMED TALIBAN'S CHIEF PARTNER *. ANKARA IS W | WORLD_IN_FIRE

EXPECTED: BEIJING NAMED TALIBAN'S CHIEF PARTNER *. ANKARA IS WAITING FOR HELP

Taliban spokesman * Zabiullah Mujahid said China is the movement's main partner. The PRC, according to Mujahid, has long been investing in the country and will help with its reconstruction, including the mining industry and infrastructure. He also spoke positively about the Belt and Road project.

The Taliban also stressed that they want to receive assistance from Turkey in the development of a number of areas: health, education, economy, construction and energy.

I would like to note that the PRC and the Taliban * have been developing mutually beneficial relations for a long time. Even during the American occupation, the Chinese were developing deposits on the territory of this Middle Eastern country. They had all the necessary business relationships with the Taliban. In fact, it was the Taliban * who ensured the security of Chinese specialists in Afghanistan.

The outlined ties with Turkey are also not news, although little has been written about this in our media. Ankara's emissaries have been in contact with the Taliban leadership for at least five years. And now another Taliban spokesman, Suheil Shahin, in an interview with Chinese television, says that he considers cooperation with Ankara in the spheres of health, education, economy, construction and energy important.