Pak closed the border as the Taliban captured key areas

- 2.70 lakh Afghans became homeless this year

- China slaps both Taliban and Afghan government

Kabul: The Taliban have seized a strategic area near the Pakistani border, closing its border with Pakistan to Afghanistan. The Taliban has resurfaced as US and NATO forces begin to withdraw from the war-torn country. An estimated 450,000 Afghans have been displaced by the ongoing violence in Afghanistan since January. It is his turn to leave the country for fear of the Taliban. With this, the total number of Afghan refugees has crossed 4 lakh. China, on the other hand, has called on the Taliban to cut ties with all other terrorist groups.

A Taliban spokesman said they had captured the border town of Spin Boldak on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Residents of the Pakistani border town of Chaman also saw white Taliban flags across the border. The Taliban have captured many cities in Afghanistan without a fight, just as the border town has been captured without a fight. With the capture of a key border post, the Taliban can now hold its hand in future negotiations with the Kabul government, as the post will increase its revenue.

For the first time, China has made an official statement about the Taliban's advance in Afghanistan, saying it would cut ties with all other militant groups, especially the al-Qaeda-backed Uighur Muslim group, which has fought for independence in China's Xinjiang province. Is going. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that if the war continues like this, Afghanistan will be plunged into civil war. This situation should be avoided and come to the negotiating table. At the same time, Afghanistan must be prevented from becoming the home of other terrorist groups. China also praised the Afghan government, which is making every effort to maintain the nation's sovereignty. Thus, China slammed both the Afghan government and the Taliban.