EconomyTaliban cancel oilfield deal with Chinese in Afghanistan's north
Kabul regime terminates first major investment project due to slow progress
Some experts believe the cancelled contract will impact Sino-Afghan relations, but others say the two countries are bound by critical mutual interests. (Source photos by Reuters)
ISLAMABAD -- Afghanistan's Taliban government has terminated a two-year-old oil extraction and development contract with a Chinese company due to alleged violations of contractual obligations, with some experts believing the move to be a sign of the economic difficulties the Kabul regime faces.