China Voices Its Opposition To Imposing Sanctions On The Taliban. Promises Aid To Reconstruct The Country

Taliban militants are seen inside the Ghazni city, eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2021. Taliban militants Thursday overran Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province's capital city Ghazni, 150 km from the national capital Kabul, provincial council member Hasan Reza Yusufi said. Photo:Xinhua 

Hindustan Times: Imposing sanctions on Taliban will be counterproductive, says China 

China, which shares a border with Afghanistan, has sought to maintain friendly ties with the Taliban, and has seized on the US pullback from the country to sharpen its criticism of Washington 

China on Tuesday said imposing sanctions on the Taliban in Afghanistan will prove counterproductive, and urged the international community to support chances for positive developments in the country.  

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Update #1: China says sanctions on Taliban not productive (FOX News/AP)  

Update #2: China Eyes Afghanistan's $1 Trillion of Minerals With Risky Bet on Taliban (Bloomberg)  

WNU Editor: China is already publicly announcing that they will provide aid and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan .... China to offer 'genuine' aid in Afghanistan's economic reconstruction amid chaotic transition (Global Times).