Taliban pins hope on China for funding: Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
Kabul: With the foreign troops leaving Afghanistan to fend for themselves and the Taliban taking over, there seems to be widespread hunger and a possible economic crisis all over the country. Taliban is hoping to rely on funding from China, Taliban Spokesperson Zahibullah Mujahid said in an interview with an Italian paper that the group considers china as the “most important partner".
"China represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us because it is ready to invest and rebuild our country," La Repubblica quoted Mujahid as saying according to Hindustan Times.
Mujahid also said that an infrastructure initiative by China called 'One Belt One Road' is said to be “held in high regard by Taliban”. There are "rich copper mines in the country, which, thanks to the Chinese, can be put back into operation and modernised. In addition, China is our pass to markets all over the world," said Mujahid in the interview as reported by Hindustan Times.
Mujahid also corroborated that women would be allowed to pursue their education and work as nurses, in police or assistants in ministries but dismissed any news about female ministers in the new government.
After the United States and its NATO allies withdrew forces from the country, Afghanistan seems to be neck-deep in trouble. Following the departure, United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned that there is a possibility of a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan and urged countries to help with emergency funding.
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21 hours raid fetch nothing for ED, claims Karnataka Cong MLA’s son
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris' son Mohammed Haris Nalapad on Tuesday claimed that the 21 hours of search by the ED in his house and other locations did not fetch anything.
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of the two sons of Haris (Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad), Aqeeb Khan, grandson of ex-Union cabinet minister K Rahman Khan and an alleged crypto hacker named Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki in a crypto currency-linked money laundering case.
More than a dozen premises in the city have been covered as part of the action executed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
"My grandfather is 89-year-old. There is not a single bad mark. My father (N A Haris) is a four-time MLA. There is not a single accusation against him. Their only intention was to target myself and my brother. As simple as that," Mohammed Nalapad, who is a former Karnataka Youth Congress president, told reporters.
According to him, the ED officials carried out raids for 21 hours.
"After 21 hours of search, they took away only two mobile phones from our house. They did not get a single paisa. The ED will testify it," the Congress leader said.
Exuding faith in the law, he said he is ready to fight the case in court.
"Me and my father have opted for politics and we are in public life. You can call me whatever you want but I have not done anything wrong," Mohammed Nalapad said.
Regarding his relationship with Sriki, he said he knew him but had no clue what he was doing.
"I have never said that either me or my brother do not know Sriki. But how will I know what he does in his house? Can his crimes be linked to us," he asked.
The money laundering case stems from some Karnataka Police FIRs and chargesheets filed in a 2017 case of hacking of national and international websites, stealing of bitcoins and sale of these 'stolen' virtual digital assets (VDA) through crypto platforms by the alleged hacker Sriki and his associates.
The Nalapad brothers and Aqeeb Khan are alleged to be the beneficiaries of the proceeds of crime generated through this alleged crypto-linked crime, the ED said.
