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One of the Chinese sources says that the Afghan Ministry of Mines delivered a private verbal message to the company’s management, offering a deal. “‘You give us a written pledge, saying that you’re voluntarily terminating the contract. We’re not forcing you to do it,” the source says, describing the message. “‘Secondly, you voluntarily leave all your equipment and assets in Afghanistan to us.'” The third demand was that the Chinese side hand over to the Taliban their Kabul bank account, which held millions of dollars. “If you do these three things, I reckon you’ll get your passports back quickly,” the source recalls the message as saying. “That’s when we realized our 12 people were essentially being held hostage,” the source says.
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