According to the South China Morning Post, the spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government interviewed by him was sohail Shaheen, director of the Taliban political office. He was interviewed by the South China Morning Post on Wednesday through the communication software WhatsApp. "The current government reiterates that we have an obligation to ensure the safety of China citizens and all other citizens who go to Afghanistan for investment, business or tourism." Shaheen said, "This is the responsibility of the government, and we are committed to fulfilling this responsibility."
Sohail Shaheen
According to the South China Morning Post, Shaheen said that the Atta government has an obligation to protect the safety of China citizens.
On June 5438+02, last month, a hotel with China citizens was attacked by armed men, three terrorists were killed and several China civilians were injured. The branch of the extremist organization "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the attack.
The incident hotel "Guiyuan"
Taliban spokesman Zabihula Almugahed said on May 5 that eight members of the extremist organization "Islamic State" were killed and seven others were arrested after a raid on the organization's hiding place. "These members played a major role in attacking hotels where China tourists stayed, and paved the way for members of overseas Islamic State branches to come to Afghanistan," he said on social media.
According to the South China Morning Post, Shaheen added that most China citizens in Afghanistan are businessmen. Shaheen said: "We are rebuilding Afghanistan from scratch, so we welcome investment, which is good for investors and the Afghan people." . "China and Afghanistan are two neighboring countries that have lived in peace for centuries," he said. "We welcome investment and are interested in gaining experience suitable for Afghanistan from development."
Regarding the attack on 12 last month, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded on 13 last month that China was deeply shocked by the vicious nature of this terrorist attack. We resolutely oppose all forms of terrorism, strongly condemn this terrorist attack, and express our condolences to the Afghan military and police who were killed and injured.
Wang Wenbin said that after the incident, the Embassy of China in Afghanistan has made urgent and serious representations to the Afghan interim government, demanding that make every effort to search and rescue the Chinese personnel, and at the same time, thoroughly investigate the matter, severely punish the murderer, and earnestly strengthen the security protection for citizens and institutions in China.
Wang Wenbin also said that during the incident, Afghan security forces actively intervened to dispose of and rescue China citizens, which China appreciated. China pays close attention to the security situation in Afghanistan, supports Afghanistan in combating all forms of terrorism and violence and safeguarding national security and stability. We also urge the Afghan interim government to take resolute and effective measures to ensure the safety of citizens, institutions and projects in China.
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Who is the target of the "Islamic State" attack in Kabul?
On the afternoon of 12 local time, a hotel in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, was attacked. The hotel is run by people from China, and some people from China live in it. 13, khorasan province, a branch of the extremist organization Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Zhu Yongbiao, a professor at the Belt and Road Research Center of Lanzhou University, said that the attack reflected that the overall security situation in Afghanistan was not optimistic, and the challenges faced by the interim government were increasing instead of decreasing.
The attacked hotel has distinctive features.
12 at about 2: 30 pm local time on June 2, an explosion suddenly came from the Guiyuan Hotel in downtown Kabul, and smoke billowed.
According to on-site memories, three armed men rushed into the hotel and had a fierce gun battle with security personnel. Since then, the Afghan interim government has continuously sent reinforcements, and the gun battle lasted about 1 hour, during which about a dozen explosions occurred.
Site map of the incident hotel. Source: Reuters.
After the attack, Afghan interim government spokesman Almugahed said through social media that three attackers had been killed and all hotel guests were rescued, but two foreigners were injured after falling from the hotel floor. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadelan disclosed afterwards that Kabul security forces rushed to the scene after receiving the alarm and killed three armed men.
It is worth noting that the China color of Guiyuan Hotel is quite bright, not only run by people from China, but also Chinese restaurants and supermarkets, where many China people live.
Zhu Yongbiao said that foreigners in China, including foreigners, have been the targets of similar attacks. The first goal is that the attackers intend to expand their international influence, the second is to attack the reputation of the interim government, and the third is to try to warn foreign governments not to support the interim government.
Extremist organizations are making a comeback.
On June 38+03, khorasan province, a branch of the extremist Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the hotel attack in Kabul. If it is true, this is another provocation of the extremist organization "Islamic State" against the Afghan interim government in a short period of time.
On the 2nd of this month, the Pakistani Embassy in Afghanistan was attacked and a guard was shot and seriously injured. The Pakistani government said that the suspect intended to assassinate the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan. Afterwards, the Afghan interim government quickly arrested a foreigner of the Islamic State, an extremist organization related to the case.
On September 5th, the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan was attacked by terrorists, and at least six people were killed, including a Russian diplomat and a Russian security guard. The extremist organization "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the attack.
On September 5, Afghan security personnel were on alert near the explosion site in Kabul. Source: Xinhua News Agency.
Zhu Yongbiao said that after the Taliban seized power, the extremist organization "Islamic State" made a comeback. By launching terrorist attacks more frequently, the "Islamic State" has continuously expanded its influence and recruited more radical factions in the Taliban ranks. At the same time, the focus of the activities of the "Islamic State" organization is also tilting towards Afghanistan. According to relevant Russian information, the scale of khorasan province's organization has been restored to more than 4,000 people a month ago, which is about 20 16 years.
"The Taliban promised to fight terrorism." Zhu Yongbiao believes that related terrorist attacks will amplify the international community's doubts about the Taliban's ruling ability, deter international investment to a certain extent, and further undermine the economic foundation of the Afghan interim government.
The interim government faces many challenges.
Extremism and terrorist attacks are not the only troubles facing the Afghan interim government.
On June 1 1, the border guards of the Afghan Interim Government clashed with the Pakistani security forces on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. At least six civilians were killed and 17 people were injured when the heavy weapons of the Afghan interim government's border troops opened fire on Pakistan's border post. In addition, similar conflicts have occurred on the borders of Afghanistan with neighboring countries such as Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
At the same time, the economic difficulties and humanitarian crisis facing Afghanistan have not been fundamentally alleviated. On the one hand, the Afghan interim government still faces internationally recognized problems and has no particularly effective measures to solve the crisis. On the other hand, the United States still freezes a large amount of overseas funds of the Afghan central bank, which magnifies the difficulties faced by the Afghan interim government in effective governance.
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan Source: United Nations
Zhu Yongbiao believes that Albania's interim government is faced with such problems as how to restrain nationalism, improve diplomatic relations with neighboring countries, how to effectively cut off extremist organizations in counter-terrorism, how to improve people's livelihood and promote economic development economically.
"Compared with when it seized power more than a year ago, the challenges faced by the Afghan interim government have not decreased, but are still increasing." Zhu yongbiao said.