Chinese company National Petroleum Corp signed a contract with Afghanistan's previous, US-backed government in 2012 to extract oil at the Amu Darya basin.
The contract would be signed with Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Co , officials told a news conference in Kabul on Thursday. "The Amu Darya oil contract is an important project between China and Afghanistan," China's ambassador, Wang Yu, told the news conference. The announcement came a day after the Taliban administration said its forces had killed eight Daesh members in raids, including some who were behind an attack last month on a hotel catering to Chinese businessmen in the capital, Kabul.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: