,1,(12 Oct 2022)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kabul - 12 October 2022
1. Various of Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi at podium
2. Foreign diplomats
3. Close of Taliban member
4. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Abdul Salam Hanafi, Taliban Deputy Prime Minister:
"Afghanistan can play a great role in creating corridors, especially with the biggest Chinese plan, which is 'One Belt One Road' that can be implemented and connected."
5. Various of attendees
6. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Zabiullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman:
"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has a balanced policy and approach. We are not making relations with any country to used it against another country, and we are also not being used as other countries' binoculars. Afghanistan thinks for itself, for its people who live here, not for another country. Every nation prioritizes its benefits, and Afghanistan also has the same approach."
7. Various of Mujahid at podium
STORYLINE:
The Taliban said Wednesday there is enough security across Afghanistan to restart major economic projects that stopped due to decades of war, despite a slew of attacks rocking the country since the group seized power more than a year ago.
The Taliban have been struggling to govern amid an economic downturn and the international community withholding official recognition.
A Taliban-appointed spokesman said Wednesday that Afghanistan now has the opportunity to connect with other countries in the region, highlighting China as a key partner.
Foreign aid stopped when the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
World governments piled on sanctions, halted bank transfers and froze billions more in Afghanistan's currency reserves.
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