NEW DELHI/BEIJING -- Afghanistan's Taliban government says Beijing has officially accepted its ambassador to China, making it the first country to recognize an envoy from Kabul since the Islamist group seized power in August 2021.
The Afghan Taliban's chief spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, told Nikkei that "China approved Bilal Karimi as an Islamic Emirate ambassador to China. China is the only country that approved an Islamic Emirate ambassador."
