In an interview to South China Morning Post (SCMP), Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen termed China as a 'friend' of Afghanistan and sought greater investments for development projects. This comes in the backdrop of Taliban terrorists killing security check posts in Herat at the site of the Salma Dam which is a marker of Afghanistan-India friendship. In this latest development security experts are weighing Beijing's role in the power vacuum left behind with the US' exit. This is also music to Pakistan's ears, as closer ties with terror leaders backed by them cementing closer links with Beijing, will help their cause of shifting Kabul away from India, US sphere of influence. Watch to know more.

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