The major investments of China in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has been targeted by the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) and other terrorist groups.
Nikkei Asia reported that attacks on Chinese projects in the area are also a kind of retaliation for the inhuman treatment of the Muslim Uyghur population in China.
The company is supposed to invest USD 150 million in the first year and USD 540 Million over next three years. This deal from 2021 was Taliban’s first international deal.
In December last year, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for an attack at a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese citizens. This month, an attack on Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry was thought to be targeting a Chinese delegation inside, although there has been no independent verification of this claim.
Replying to this Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said about the Kabul hotel attack “This is an extremely outrageous terrorist attack, and we are deeply shocked by it”. He also called on the Taliban’s government to strong and resolute measures to ensure the security of Chinese nationals, institutions and projects in Afghanistan.
Although there are other players in this situation Turkistan Islamic Party another terrorist organisation that advocated the rights of Uyghur Muslims is reported establishing bases in the northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan. However, according to the Nikkei Asia report this group is under pressure of the Taliban for not attacking Chinese interests inside Afghanistan or using Afghan soil to launch operations against such targets abroad, Mir added.