Taliban Expresses Interest In Joining China & Pakistan's $60 Billion CPEC Project
7th September, 2021 08:59 ISTThe Taliban has expressed its desire to join the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday expressed the terror group's interest in the strategic project, ANI quoted a report by Samaa News. The group has reportedly said that it will address Islamabad's concerns about Pakistan based terror group 'Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan' (TTP).
Taliban's interest in joining hands with China and Pakistan does not come as a major surprise. Several reports of the group's collusion with Pakistan have emerged since its takeover of Afghanistan. Most recently, the visit of Pakistan's ISI chief Faiz Hameed to Kabul drew ire especially since it was followed by a massive military offensive in Panjshir Valley, reportedly aided by the Pakistan Air Force.
While several Pakistani officials have met the Taliban, on Monday, China also became one of the first countries to interact with a Taliban delegation. Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, met Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu and discussed 'bilateral relations' in Kabul.
Taliban expresses interest in joining China & Pakistan's $60 billion CPEC project
Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday expressed the terror group's interest in joining hands with China and Pakistan for the strategic project.
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