<p>China on Tuesday accused Washington of "leaving an awful mess" in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country prompting a chaotic evacuation of US personnel and allies.</p>.<p>Beijing has signalled its readiness to cooperate with the Taliban after the United States' withdrawal, which spurred a rapid advance by the Islamist hardliners across the country that saw them capture the capital Kabul on Sunday.</p>.<p>Faced with criticism over the disorganised pullout of American troops after 20 years of US-led military intervention, President Joe Biden on Monday defended the withdrawal and blamed Afghan forces whom he said were "not willing to fight for themselves".</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/who-concerned-about-covid-in-afghanistan-as-jabs-slow-1020697.html" target="_blank">WHO concerned about Covid in Afghanistan as jabs slow </a></strong></p>.<p>But Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Tuesday said Washington had left "an awful mess of unrest, division and broken families" in Afghanistan.</p>.<p>"America's strength and role is destruction, not construction," Hua said at a regular press briefing.</p>.<p>China shares a rugged 76-kilometre (47-mile) border with Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Beijing has long feared the neighbour could become a staging point for minority Uyghur separatists in the sensitive border region of Xinjiang.</p>.<p>But a top-level Taliban delegation met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tianjin last month, promising that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for militants.</p>.<p>In exchange, China offered economic support and investment for Afghanistan's reconstruction.</p>.<p>Hua on Monday said China was ready to continue "friendly and cooperative" relations with Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.</p>.<p>She urged the new Afghan regime on Tuesday to "make a clean break with international forces" and "prevent Afghanistan from becoming a gathering place for terrorists and extremists again".</p>.<p>Biden promised a complete withdrawal of US troops by September 11, marking an end to two decades of war.</p>.<p>But Washington was left shocked by the rapid collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban's sweeping advance.</p>.<p>China has repeatedly criticised what it sees as the US' hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan as a failure of leadership.</p>
<p>China on Tuesday accused Washington of "leaving an awful mess" in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country prompting a chaotic evacuation of US personnel and allies.</p>.<p>Beijing has signalled its readiness to cooperate with the Taliban after the United States' withdrawal, which spurred a rapid advance by the Islamist hardliners across the country that saw them capture the capital Kabul on Sunday.</p>.<p>Faced with criticism over the disorganised pullout of American troops after 20 years of US-led military intervention, President Joe Biden on Monday defended the withdrawal and blamed Afghan forces whom he said were "not willing to fight for themselves".</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/who-concerned-about-covid-in-afghanistan-as-jabs-slow-1020697.html" target="_blank">WHO concerned about Covid in Afghanistan as jabs slow </a></strong></p>.<p>But Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Tuesday said Washington had left "an awful mess of unrest, division and broken families" in Afghanistan.</p>.<p>"America's strength and role is destruction, not construction," Hua said at a regular press briefing.</p>.<p>China shares a rugged 76-kilometre (47-mile) border with Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Beijing has long feared the neighbour could become a staging point for minority Uyghur separatists in the sensitive border region of Xinjiang.</p>.<p>But a top-level Taliban delegation met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tianjin last month, promising that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for militants.</p>.<p>In exchange, China offered economic support and investment for Afghanistan's reconstruction.</p>.<p>Hua on Monday said China was ready to continue "friendly and cooperative" relations with Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.</p>.<p>She urged the new Afghan regime on Tuesday to "make a clean break with international forces" and "prevent Afghanistan from becoming a gathering place for terrorists and extremists again".</p>.<p>Biden promised a complete withdrawal of US troops by September 11, marking an end to two decades of war.</p>.<p>But Washington was left shocked by the rapid collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban's sweeping advance.</p>.<p>China has repeatedly criticised what it sees as the US' hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan as a failure of leadership.</p>