China's new ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, presented his credentials at a grand ceremony in Kabul on Wednesday, becoming the first foreign envoy to take up their post since the Taliban retook power in August 2021. While the Taliban - which has not been officially recognised by any foreign government - hailed Zhao's arrival as "the beginning of a new chapter", the Chinese foreign ministry sought to play down hopes for a formal recognition. The Taliban has yet to be recognised by any foreig
China is eyeing Afghanistan’s copper, lithium reserves to control global markets but the war torn nation has never remained under any form of occupation.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that individuals who carry a specific form of the gene PNPLA3 have more fat in their livers and a greater risk of developing liver inflammation.