The Taliban temporarily announced that the Little Pamir Highway has been built, with a length of 50 kilometers and a width of 5 meters, and that the roadbed has basically been repaired and that it will soon be paved with asphalt.
The importance of the Lesser Pamir Highway lies in the fact that it is a crucial step in opening up the Wakhan Corridor. The exit from the eastern part of the Wakhan Corridor is directly connected to our Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in the Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang, which can connect this place at this time.
The Wakhan Corridor is a very important place, historically speaking, it is the key passage on the ancient Silk Road, and now it seems to be the best route for Sino-Arab economic exchanges, but the natural conditions of this place are quite harsh, not only high mountains, harsh climate, there is heavy snow and sand every year, sometimes there is an avalanche, and now there is no decent road to and from this place, but it has become a variety of *** shelters.
For example, this place used to be the place where some terrorist groups fled and settled, and we have repeatedly stated that Afghanistan should step up its efforts to combat terrorism, especially in the Wakhan Corridor.
Since the Taliban came to power temporarily, they have always wanted to strengthen cooperation with us, hoping to open up the Wakhan Corridor and establish the China-Arab Economic Corridor, so as to include themselves in our Belt and Road system.
The small Pamir Highway has made Afghanistan one step closer to his goal, so now we don't actually have any involvement in this highway, mainly the Taliban temporary ** side, they raised their own funds to build it first, which can also show a kind of urgency in their mood, to a certain extent, it can also be said that he wants to cooperate with us, which can be described as full of sincerity.
Opening up the Wakhan Corridor for us is not only that we will have very big economic benefits in the future, but it also means that we can directly put our forces into Afghanistan through here and radiate our influence to Central Asia, so the strategic value of this place is too great, and we are very careful in handling this relationship with the Taliban**. First of all, we see that Afghanistan, including the Taliban, is not very stable, can the Taliban control the situation? There is a question mark over this.
Secondly, we have noticed that after taking power, this is indeed different from before, they have made drastic policy adjustments, but there are still many extreme practices, which are not in line with the concept of today's society, and we have pointed out this problem many times, hoping that the Taliban can make greater and more intensive reforms.
Finally, if we open the Wakhan corridor now, on the negative side, it means that terrorist groups may use this to infiltrate our Xinjiang region, and they will be more convenient. We've been asking the Taliban that if you want to have a good relationship with us, then you have to do something you have to do.
For example, you need to step up your efforts to fight terrorism, but their control capabilities may not be able to radiate to the Wakhan Corridor. Moreover, the gangs in his country are very complex, and they also have some scruples about counter-terrorism.
In short, whether we open up the Wakhan Corridor and Afghanistan for in-depth cooperation depends on whether the Afghan Taliban can make profound reforms, whether they can control the overall situation, and at the same time maintain a certain degree of stability in the country. Of course, we will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and the kind of help that is needed.
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