China Welcomes "End Of Anarchy" With New Taliban Government

The Taliban have set up a new administration that started work Wednesday.

Beijing said Wednesday it welcomed the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in Afghanistan with the establishment of a new interim government in Kabul, calling on the Taliban to restore order in the country. The Islamists seized control of Afghanistan as US troops withdrew last month and have set up a new administration that started work Wednesday. Despite previous promises that their rule would be inclusive, the government is drawn exclusively from loyalist ranks with established hardliners in all key posts and no women. China has been scathing about the American withdrawal, which it criticised as ill-planned and hasty. On Wednesday it said the new government would help bring stability.