China says no plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan

Image
AP Beijing
Last Updated : Aug 30 2018 | 4:50 PM IST

China is denying reports that it plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan.

Defense Ministry spokesman Col Wu Qian said today that reports that hundreds of People's Liberation Army soldiers are to man a base in eastern Afghanistan are "simply not true."

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: Aug 30 2018 | 4:50 PM IST

Next Story