China Blames US for Security Crisis in Afghanistan

China has blamed the United States for the current security crisis in Afghanistan and said that Washington is withdrawing its troops from the war-torn country by throwing the war on the Afghan people.
“The United States ignores its responsibilities and duties and hastily withdraws troops from Afghanistan, leaving disaster and war on the Afghan people and countries in the region,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang said on Saturday. Wenbin, The News International reported.
“The United States, as the original culprit of the Afghan problem, has an inescapable responsibility for the current situation in Afghanistan,” he added.
The Pakistani publication also reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will discuss the Afghan security situation with his counterparts from Russia, India, Pakistan and numerous Central Asian countries at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization next week.
Earlier, China evacuated its citizens from Afghanistan as US troops stepped up their withdrawal from the war-torn nation, the airline that carried out the emergency chartered flight said, The News reported.
Among them were 22 people who were later confirmed to be infected with coronavirus, despite the airline taking “first-rate epidemic prevention measures” during the flight and upon landing, it added.
The Taliban have been taking over newer districts and areas at lightning speed and Afghan government forces are fleeing various locations there as well.
Meanwhile, Afghan government officials have dismissed as propaganda claims by Taliban officials that the insurgent group had captured 85 percent of the territory in Afghanistan, amid the withdrawal of US troops from the country.