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China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack

A hotel building sits charred after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. [AP Photo]

China on Tuesday advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country "as soon as possible," following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul.

The Chinese advisory appeared to be a setback for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers who seek foreign investments in hopes of halting the downward spiral of the Afghan economy since their takeover of the country more than a year ago.

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