China’s possible involvement in Afghanistan could be a ‘positive’ development, US State Department says
China could play a constructive role in Afghanistan if it helps secure a political settlement between Kabul and the Taliban, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Washington’s most senior diplomat remarked on Thursday that Beijing’s involvement in the war-torn country could be a “positive thing” if it helped to work towards a “peaceful resolution of the conflict.”
Taliban representatives traveled to China earlier this week to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about the political and military situation in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US-led coalition troops from the country.
Beijing has signaled that it sees the Taliban as playing an important role in bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan. A spokesperson for the militant group said China was not interested in interfering with internal issues, but, instead, wanted to help restore peace in the country.
Commenting on the talks, Blinken insisted “no one” wanted to see a military takeover of the country by the Taliban, or the restoration of the group’s extremist Islamic emirate. He urged the Taliban to “peacefully” return to the negotiating table to bring an end to the nearly 20-year conflict that began with the US invasion of the Central Asian nation in October 2001.
China’s Foreign Ministry has stressed that it seeks to pursue a policy of “non-interference,” adding that the withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan revealed Washington’s foreign policy “failure” in the country.
Afghanistan has seen a sharp uptick in violence since the US military’s exit from the country. The Taliban now claims it has gained control over a large portion of the country amid an aggressive military offensive that has seen numerous districts fall to the group.
Although the US is on track to complete its full withdrawal from the country by the end of August, the Pentagon has vowed it will continue to provide air support to Kabul as it battles the Taliban for territory.
https://www.rt.com/usa/530533-blinken-afghanistan-china-positive/
Strong Alaska Quake Produces Prolonged Shaking, Small Tsunami
PERRYVILLE, Alaska—A powerful earthquake which struck just off Alaska’s southern coast caused prolonged shaking and prompted tsunami warnings that sent people scrambling for shelters.
Residents reported only minor damage, but officials said that could change after sunrise and people get a better look.
The National Tsunami Warning Center canceled the warnings early Thursday when the biggest wave, of just over a half foot, was recorded in Old Harbor. A tsunami warning that had also been issued for Hawaii was also canceled, and officials said there was no threat to Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
The warning for Alaska covered nearly a 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) stretch from Prince William Sound to Samalga Island, Alaska, near the end of the Aleutian Islands.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 8.2 and hit 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. The quake was about 29 miles (46 kilometers) below the surface of the ocean, according to USGS.
Patrick Mayer, the superintendent of schools for the Aleutians East Borough, was sitting in his kitchen in the community of Sand Point when shaking from the quake started.
https://www.ntd.com/strong-alaska-quake-produces-prolonged-shaking-small-tsunami_651208.html
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>>77013 Tenth Circuit Rules Web Designer Must Create Site For Same-Sex Marriage
>>77014 Texas Gov Orders National Guard to Arrest Illegal Migrants at the Southern Border
>>77015 First Autopsy of COVID Vaccinated Patient Finds Every Organ of Body Infested with Spike Proteins
>>77016 Bob Odenkirk: getting the jab vs collapsed on the set
>>77023 Reminder: Masks Don't work (chart)
>>77025 Republican senators investigate possible fraud in Biden administration’s contributions to Planned Parenthood
>>77027 UK: Fully vaccinated people have a 990% higher chance of death due to Covid-19 than people who are unvaccinated
>>77028 29 & 30 July: Emergency Summit with Fuellmich, Bhakdi, Yeadon and others
>>77034, >>77111 Massive 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska Peninsula
>>77035 Sydney Sends In Military To Help Enforce Lockdown Amid Record Jump In COVID Cases
>>77036 Delta, American, United Airlines Are Providing African Migrants Free Flights To The U.S.
>>77040 Report Blames Credit Suisse's "Lackadaisical" Risk Management For Failing To Act On Archegos "Red Flags"
>>77041 COVID-1984: Biden to Issue Vaccine Mandate for Millions of Federal Workers
>>77042, >>77058 Soros owned Blizzard software sexual harrasment and employee walkout update
>>77062 Yields Rocked By Surprise Apple Bond Issuance
>>77074 Robinhood stock jeered in its public debut
>>77078, >>77079, >>77107, >>77110, >>77093 Reps. Gaetz, Gosar, Gohmert, and MTG visit Jan 6th Corrections Facility
>>77092, >>77097, >>77100 Bowser is restoring a mandatory mask order, regardless of vaccination status
>>77095 Vought demanded the Department of Education hand over documents that could show who was involved in promoting a radical critical race theory
>>77104 NM House Majority Leader Charged with Embezzlement
>>77108 China’s possible involvement in Afghanistan could be a ‘positive’ development, US State Department says
>>77109 Evergrande sued by China state-owned builder over $62m bill
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