KABUL (Pajhwok): The Chinese foreign ministry has urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and lift unilateral sanctions on the country as soon as possible, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister of the caretaker Taliban government, said earlier in the month the recent rain and snow had aggravated the plight of Afghan people in need of food and clothing.
Speaking to state-run media, Baradar said the economic sanctions imposed by the US had made Afghanistan face serious challenges.
Asked to comment on Baradar's remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told . . .
