Politics
China recognizes Taliban as Afghanistan’s new government, calling it ‘open and inclusive’

[brid autoplay=”true” video=”846795″ player=”23886″ title=”Sara%20Carter%20Breaks%20Down%20’terror%20That%20Is%20Reaping%20Through%20Kabul'” duration=”179″ description=”Fox News contributor weighs in on the Taliban gaining control of parts of Afghanistan on ‘Hannity'” uploaddate=”2021-08-17″ thumbnailurl=”//cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/18168/thumb/846795_t_1629191833.png” contentUrl=”//cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/18168/sd/846795.mp4″]
China Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced Wednesday that the country will recognize and communicate with Afghanistan’s new government. Several Taliban members were named heads at the government Tuesday. Wang verified that China’s recognition of the Taliban government in a press briefing.
Among the new leaders are four ex-Guatanamo Bay inmates. Obama freed them in 2014 in exchange for Army servicemember Bowe Bergdahl. Now, Noorullah Noori is the acting minister of borders and tribal affairs, Abdul Haq Wasiq is acting intelligence director, Khairullah Khair is acting minister of information and culture and Mohammad Fazil Mazloom is their deputy minister of defense.
First, Wang voiced China’s support for the new government heads, calling their nominations a “necessary step” in reconstruction. “This has ended more than 3 weeks of anarchy in Afghanistan,” Wang said. “China respects the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.”
After the U.S. military left and the Taliban took over, Wang called for an “open and inclusive” government. Now, they’ve given their approval to the Taliban.
“We hope the new Afghanistan authorities will listen broadly to people of all races and factions, so as to meet the aspirations of its own peoples and the expectations of the international community,” Wang said.
Meanwhile, the Taliban still struggles against resistance fighters in the Panjshir province.
You can follow Jenny Goldsberry on Twitter @jennyjournalism.

Healthcare
Biden supports ‘exception’ to filibuster to ‘codify Roe v. Wade in the law’

Breaking Thursday, President Joe Biden gave his support to amend or drop the filibuster rule in order to restore perceived abortion rights lost following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade on Friday.
While at the NATO summit in Spain, Biden said “The most important thing to be clear about is I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law, and the way to do that is to make sure the Congress votes to do that.”
“And if the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights, it should be we provide an exception for this, requiring an exception to the filibuster for this action to deal with the Supreme Court decision,” Biden added.
A filibuster requires 60 votes, and The Hill writes “There are not 50 senators who support changing the rules around the filibuster, however, making Biden’s suggestion unlikely to go anywhere.”
-
International4 days ago
At least 20 dead bodies found in South African nightclub, with no ‘visible signs of injuries’
-
Nation3 days ago
Supreme Court rules 5-4 states can be sued for discriminating against Veterans
-
War on Drugs5 days ago
60-year-old CA man arrested, possessed enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people
-
Economy2 days ago
Chevron downsizes global San Fran headquarters, paying for employees to move to Texas office