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China to provide Afghanistan with security equipment and training
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] China has pledged to increase security cooperation with Afghanistan by providing security equipment, technology and training assistance.The commitment was made by China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting with his Afghan counterpart President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. during the BRICS summit. Security in Afghanistan was discussed by the leaders of the BRICS emerging nations which include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The pledge by Xi was followed days after Chinese officials observed the first tentative peace talks between Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... and the Taliban. Xi quoted in an official statement told his counterpart President Ghani "Increasing security cooperation suits both countries' interests. China will continue to supply Afghanistan with security supplies, technology, equipment and training assistance." No further details were disclosed regarding the security assistance by China to Afghanistan. China has long pledged security cooperation with Afghanistan in a bid to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan amid concerns by Beijing regarding the threats posed by separatist groups in China's far western region of Xinjiang, which borders the Central Asian country. Posted by: Fred 2015-07-11 |
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