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.
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Taliban says China has accepted its envoy to Beijing
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The Afghan Taliban says China has accepted its choice for ambassador to Beijing with the release of this photo of an unidentified Taliban representative.
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