China has urged international community to step up support for Afghanistan,as the country is at a critical stage of transition from chaos togovernance.
Addressing a UN Security Council session, China’s Permanent Representativeto the United Nations, Zhang Jun, asked the United States tounconditionally return Afghanistan’s overseas assets as soon as possible.
He said at a time when the Afghan people are most in need of resources, itis unreasonable, unjustifiable, and unacceptable to freeze their sizableoverseas assets.
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The Chinese envoy said since the Taliban takeover in August last year, thesituation in Afghanistan has remained stable as a whole but thehumanitarian and economic fields are facing the most daunting challenges.
