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Afghanistan: China Welcomes Afghan Ban on Poppy Cultivation
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KABUL, 09 April 2022, (TON): Beijing said “it appreciated the recent decision of the Islamic Emirate to decree a nationwide ban on poppy cultivation” and said “it is ready to further deepen counter-narcotics cooperation with Afghanistan as well as with regional countries.”
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian told “China appreciates the measures taken by the Afghan interim government.”
He also stated criticism of the US 20-year presence in Afghanistan.
He said “the two decades of US presence in Afghanistan is two decades of death and displacement of innocent Afghan civilians and two decades of unchecked local drug proliferation.”
Lijian added “we stand ready to further deepen counter-narcotics cooperation with Afghanistan and other regional countries to safeguard the healthy and tranquil life of all our peoples.”
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