“Unequivocal condemnation” of the attacks in Kabul by China

THE China, which borders on Afghanistan, “Unequivocally condemned” today the attack that took place yesterday near its airport Kabul, with Beijing noting that it has been shocked by the bloodbath for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a crowd of Afghans at the Afghan capital’s airport, hoping to escape the new Taliban regime. This attack, which killed more than 100 people, including 13 Americans, and injured 160“Shocked China,” which “unequivocally condemns them,” a Chinese diplomat told reporters. Chao Lizian.

This attack “shows that the security situation in Afghanistan remains complicated and serious“, He added and called on the parties involved to take meters (…) To guarantee the security of the Afghan people and foreign nationals “.

China, which repatriated from Afghanistan 210 citizens of last month, had called them again in mid-August Taliban to guarantee the safety of those who remained there, as broadcast by APE BPE.

The borders of China with Afghanistan extend to 76 kilometers and this country is one of the very few that have maintained open their embassy in Kabul despite security risks.

The lack of stability in neighboring Afghanistan is a good thing for her threatening for the safety of its area Xinjiang, located on the border with Afghanistan.

This area has long been affected by attacks attributed to separatists the Islamists of their Muslim ethnicity Uyghurs and Beijing has imposed very strict police surveillance there for some years.

The Chinese authorities are mainly afraid that they will find Uighur fighters refuge in neighboring Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.

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