Afghan Taliban Says China Becomes First Nation to Accept Its Ambassador

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Afghan Taliban Says China Becomes First Nation to Accept Its Ambassador

Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced Friday that China had formally accepted its ambassador to Beijing, hailing the move as an “important chapter” in growing ties between the two neighboring countries. The announcement, yet to be confirmed by China, would make it the first nation to host a Taliban ambassador since the Islamist group regained power from an American-backed government in Kabul two years ago. Neither China nor any other countr…

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Taliban's new ambassador to China arrives in Beijing

Bilal Karimi is the first ambassador appointed since the Taliban seized power in Kabul two years ago. He is tasked with helping to build ties with China and pull Afghanistan back from international isolation.

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The Taliban have sent an ambassador abroad for the first time since coming to power two years ago. At his reception in Beijing, Bilal Karimi praised the fact that China is not interfering in Afghanistan's domestic politics.

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The Taliban’s new ambassador to China arrives in Beijing as they court foreign investment

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government’s new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday — the first time Afghanistan’s rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago. No country recognizes the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, but some, including China, have embassies in Kabul. Many other diplomatic missions were shuttered and their staff evacuated …

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The Taliban's new ambassador to China arrives in Beijing as they court foreign investment

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban's new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday -- the first time Afghanistan's rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago.

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The Taliban's new ambassador to China arrives in Beijing as they court foreign investment

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday — the first time Afghanistan’s rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since […]