Taliban fighters celebrate near Kabul airport on August 15, the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
Taliban fighters celebrate near Kabul airport on August 15, the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
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Chinese businesses make headway in Afghanistan despite Beijing’s cautious approach to Taliban

  • Officials visit 10-storey China Town ‘to listen to the needs of the Chinese merchants’
  • Government has approved development of Sino-Afghan industrial estate on outskirts of Kabul

Laura Zhou
Laura Zhou

Updated: 11:14pm, 28 Aug, 2022

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Taliban fighters celebrate near Kabul airport on August 15, the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
Taliban fighters celebrate near Kabul airport on August 15, the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
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