China blames US for security crisis in Afghanistan

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BEIJING: China has blamed the United States for the ongoing security crisis in Afghanistan and said Washington is withdrawing its troops from the war-torn country by throwing war on the Afghan people. “The United States is ignoring its responsibilities and duties and hastily withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, throwing chaos and war on the Afghan people and countries in the region,” Chinese ministry spokesman said on Saturday. Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Wenbin, The News International reported. “The United States, as the original culprit of the Afghan question, bears an inevitable responsibility in the current situation in Afghanistan,” he added. The Pakistani publication further said that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to discuss the Afghan security situation with his counterparts from Russia, India, Pakistan and many Central Asian countries at a meeting of the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization next week. Earlier, China evacuated its nationals from Afghanistan as US troops intensified their withdrawal from the war-torn country, the airline that carried out the emergency charter flight said, The News reported. Among them were 22 people who were later confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, although the airline took “top-notch epidemic prevention measures” during the flight and upon landing, said he added. The Taliban have captured new neighborhoods and areas with lightning speed and Afghan government forces are also fleeing a number of places there. Meanwhile, Afghan government officials have dismissed as propaganda claims by Taliban officials that the insurgent group has captured 85 percent of Afghan territory as US troops withdrew from the country.

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