KABUL: China's ambassador touted trade and investment plans for Afghanistan on Tuesday , a public endorsement for doing business in the Taliban-controlled country after an earthquake drew attention to the humanitarian consequences of Western sanctions.
No country has formally recognised the Taliban, who seized power last year after the United States and its allies abruptly withdrew troops following 20 years of war. China, which shares a remote border with Afghanistan and derives influence among its neighbours from its huge Belt and Road investment initiative, has consistently called for sanctions to be lifted.
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