China urges the U.S. to unfreeze Afghan assets

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the United States to return Afghan assets frozen in U.S. banks as 25 million Afghan people are still trapped in poverty.

According to a CGTN poll, nearly four in five people in Afghanistan believe the U.S. war against their country did not achieve its goal and was a "complete failure."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily news conference that such a poll represents the views of the Afghan people.

The U.S.-led war has caused an increase in terrorist organizations in Afghanistan and brought numerous barriers for the country's reconstruction even after the U.S. troops' withdrawal one year ago, Zhao said.