Afghanistan: Taliban govt denies presence of Chinese military at Bagram Airfield

In a key development, Taliban government has denied presence of foreign troops at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. This came after locals reported presence of external military forces near airfield. Meanwhile, a member of cultural commission, Omar Mansor, said that "re are foreign troops currently in Afghanistan, including Chinese," reported news ncy ANI citing Tolo News.

Earlier, on Saturday, Afghan civilians residing at Bagram claimed that y saw lights of base for first time since US military left Afghanistan. However, Mansor denied all such claims and said Taliban members were present at Bagram Airfield and y had switched on lights of airbase. According to a report published by Tolo News, a resident of area named Shamshad said, " lights were switched on again at Bagram air force base. re were some voices heard at base. A plane has also been seen re".

' foreign troops in Afghanistan': Cultural Commission leader Omar Mansor

However, re are speculations about alleged takeover of Chinese troops at Bagram base after US Force pullout. So far, re has been clear evidence of Chinese Army in Taliban-ruled country, but two neighbouring nations share a great rapport as China has always been an avid supporter of terror outfit ruling Afghanistan.

According to foreign experts and analysts, Communist regime of China is aiming to gain control over Afghan airbase of Bagram, which was earlier controlled by US Force. Analysts believe that Chinese government may take this step to increase its influence in region and embarrass United States. Earlier, US former president, Donald Trump, had said that China had received access to equipment of US military in Afghanistan.

Im: AP