Taliban want to join BRI

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban Islamists want to join China’s multi-billion dollar New Silk Road trade project. A delegation will be sent to the People’s Republic for corresponding talks, acting Commerce Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters. „We requested China to allow us to be a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Belt and Road Initiative,“ Azizi said. The Pakistan „economic corridor“ refers to the huge flagship section of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Afghanistan’s neighbor. China’s President Xi Jinping welcomed representatives from more than 130 countries to Beijing this week to mark the tenth anniversary of the New Silk Road.