Taliban officials have told China they will not allow Afghanistan to beused as a base by groups plotting against another country, an insurgentspokesman said Wednesday.
A top-level Taliban delegation is in China for talks with Beijingofficials, spokesman Mohammad Naeem told AFP, as the insurgents continue asweeping offensive across Afghanistan — including areas along their sharedborder.
The nine-member team is led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founderof the hardline movement.
“The Islamic Emirate assured China that Afghanistan’s soil would not beused against any country’s security,” Naeem said.
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“They (China) promised not to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs, butinstead help to solve problems and bring peace.” – APP/AFP
