Sheikh Rashid on the Taliban’s willingness to join the CPEC
Sheikh Rashid on the Taliban’s willingness to join the CPEC. On Monday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid praised the Taliban’s intention to include Afghanistan in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), stating that it was “wonderful” if the Taliban’s views on China were similar to Pakistan’s.
Rashid told a press conference in Islamabad that the CPEC was a lifeline for Pakistan’s economy, adding, “Pakistan is proud of its alliance with China, and if the Taliban hold similar sentiments, then it is truly fantastic.”
The minister made these comments in response to a journalist’s question about a Taliban spokesperson expressing desire for Afghanistan’s inclusion in the CPEC and apparently advocating for it .Sheikh Rashid on the Taliban’s willingness to join the CPEC
On Saturday, the Taliban called China its “most significant partner,” stating that Afghanistan turns to Beijing to reconstruct the country and utilize its rich copper mines as the war-torn country faces widespread starvation and economic collapse. Sheikh Rashid on the Taliban’s willingness to join the CPEC .
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the organization supports China’s One Belt, One Road policy, which aims to build a massive network of ports, trains, roadways, and industrial parks to connect China with Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Sheikh Rashid on the Taliban’s willingness to join the CPEC .During the press conference, the minister also claimed that the suicide bombers in a Gwadar incident on August 20 and another blast targeting an FC convoy on Mastung Road in Quetta on Sunday had been identified, noting that they were Afghans.
Sheikh Rashid on the Taliban’s willingness to join the CPEC .On August 20, a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals in Gwadar, killing two boys and injuring four others, including a Chinese national, while four people died and 20 were injured in a suicide assault near a checkpoint on Mastung Road in Quetta on Sunday.
