Beijing, Islamabad Call for Taliban Assets Release

The leaders of China and Pakistan have called for the release of Afghan assets to the Taliban government as Afghanistan scrambles with a fractured economy, the Afghanistan Times reported.

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and Chinese leader Xi Jinping “called upon the international community to provide continued and enhanced assistance … including unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial assets,” according to a joint statement.

Read the full report: Afghanistan Times

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.