The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the first anniversary of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan

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According to the "Office of the Foreign Ministry spokesman", at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, the CGTN reporter asked questions: Recent The Afghan war was a "thorough failure" in the United States. What are the comments of the spokesman about this?

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Zhao Lijian: I noticed the relevant polls. This poll is very representative, reflecting the true views of the Afghan people and the international community on the 20 years of Afghanistan war. The Afghan war initiated by the United States left a lingering nightmare for the Afghan people. The United States in Afghanistan in Afghanistan has led to "the more anti -the more terrible", and the number of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan has risen. I only raise a few data in the polls:

78.2%of Afghan interviewees believe that "the United States' approach to overthrow another sovereign state government in the name of counter -terrorism is completely wrong." 80.4%of global interviewees believe that "the soil of terrorism still exists when the U.S. military evacuates Afghanistan." The United States has promised to "establish a stable, powerful and prosperous Afghanistan", but the polls believe that the United States has only 8.9%of Afghanistan interviewees. Those think this is "naked plunder."

Today is the first anniversary of the U.S. military completed from Afghanistan. One year has passed, and the huge wounds that the United States uses force and plunder in Afghanistan still bleeds. Instead of reflecting on its responsibility, the United States continued to set up heavy obstacles for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. According to the recent data of the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office, 25 million Afghan people are in poverty, and 3 million Afghan children have been forced to drop out of school. According to the report of the United Nations Afghanistan aid group, the unprecedented national economy and financial crisis have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis of Afghanistan. As of June 15 this year, at least 59%of the population required humanitarian assistance, which increased by 6 million people from early 2021. All of this, the United States is hard to blame.

The United States should seriously respond to the strong voices of the people in Afghanistan and the international community, and immediately return the assets of the central bank of Afghanistan, settle the trauma of the people in Afghanistan with practical actions, and give the international community a responsible explanation.

Foreign Ministry spokesman's office

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